Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • understand how digital technologies have been used by children over the years

  • engage critically with public debates surrounding the use of technologies by children

  • understand the role of evidence in claims made about digital technologies and children

  • understand the effects of digital technologies on children’s learning and development

  • identify good quality digital content for children using evidence-based guidelines.

1 Digital technologies over the years