4. What additional concerns are there for children using digital media? Should children under 8 use computers and cellphones? Why or why not? Do you think that the more information managers receive, the better their decisions? Well, think again.

Most of us can no longer imagine the world without the Internet and without our favorite gadgets, whether they’re iPads, smartphones, laptops, or cell phones. However, although these devices have brought about a new era of collaboration and communication, they also have introduced new concerns about our relationship with technology.

Some researchers suggest that the Internet and other digital technologies are fundamentally changing the way we think—and not for the better. Is the Internet actually making us “dumber,” and have we reached a point where we have too much technology? Or does the Internet offer so many new opportunities to discover information that it’s actually making us

“smarter.” And, by the way, how do we define

“dumber” and “smarter” in an Internet age?