Children's Books and Technology

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Reading is a wonderful way for children to see how technology can be used to help them do things better and have fun. This article will provide a selection of fiction and non-fiction children's books that demonstrate and explain different processes and systems of technology.

These books are good for language arts activities in all elementary grade levels, but some of them are especially good for younger children because the illustrations are so colorful and interesting. Some, such as David Macaulay's The Way Things Work, even have a really good compact disk (CD) included to enhance the student's experience. When children are being read to, the teacher can prompt them by asking …