Came across this article this morning:
http://coding2learn.org/blog/2013/07/29/kids-cant-use-computers/
The author touches on some good points.
I know many children/teens/adults that use a phone or tablet as their primary device. Sit them down at an actual workstation and they may have some troubles.
You can do a lot on these devices, but there is so much more that you can do on an actual desktop or laptop.
A lot of schools don't even teach keyboarding class anymore.
I like the point of making them fix things themselves. Teach them how to research their problem and then carry out the necessary steps until it is fixed. Walk them through it, don't fix it for them.
An interesting read and it makes me think about the direction computing is going in.
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