The impact of technology on children's physical activity

Introduction

This free course, The impact of technology on children’s physical activity, explores the impact of technology on children’s physical activity levels. It examines the different types of technology that children have access to and the ways in which they engage with it. As part of this discussion, this course looks at information from a range of different sources and evaluates this evidence to try and answer the question of whether technology is helping or hindering children’s physical activity levels.

This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E117 Introduction to sport and fitness [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .