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When are Personal Technologies for Children?

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This paper will discuss the various issues surrounding personal technologies for children. Three critical questions will be discussed: Why can technology be important for children? What activities can technology support? And what changes should be considered for the future?

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  1. University of Maryland, MD, USA, , , , , , US

    Allison Druin

  2. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, , , , , , CA

    Kori Inkpen

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Druin, A., Inkpen, K. When are Personal Technologies for Children?. Personal Ub Comp 5, 191–194 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007790170008

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