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by EvilPaticus 2118 days ago
That seems pretty short-sighted. Sure my 1st grader knows his way around an iPad enough to play games and watch Netflix, that doesn't mean he's going to understand installing new software or what it means when Zoom isn't working and they have to switch to Hangouts. Yeah, he'll come ask me and I'll figure it out quickly, but I've interacted with enough other parents to know that being able to do so isn't commonplace. Heck even the teachers get confused just setting that stuff up.
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They'll figure it out. People always complain about having to learn something new, but they will learn if they have to.
I'm with you. The 4 yr old I am around most knows the computer password and how to jump ads in YouTube and find the videos she wants. It's their native world.