"When they spend a lot of time with the technology searching online, they're sort of training their brains to teach the way they search," Small said.
When young kids use technology, Small says it does strengthen information processing in the brain.
As children use the computer and other forms of technology, they have the opportunity to meet the following technology standards. Established by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), these standards are for children ages prekindergarten through second grade (2000).