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Ottawa parent questions technology use in kindergarten classrooms

Original: Anyone have experience fully opting out of “appropriate use of technology” in OCDSB, in the lower grades? My junior kind

An Ottawa parent is asking whether it is possible to fully opt a junior kindergarten child out of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board's 'appropriate use of technology' curriculum. The parent argues four-year-olds should focus on basics like reading first, with digital citizenship coming later. The question has sparked discussion about how much screen exposure belongs in early education.

Why now: Parents are actively debating how early children should be introduced to technology at school.

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• Anyone have experience fully opting out of “appropriate use of technology” in OCDSB, in the lower grades? My junior kindergartener does not actually need to start learning digital citizenship this year; there is plenty of time for them to learn that after they’ve learned the… · cassey@ottawa.place · 9

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