The critical issue is that the boys used the computer for the intended purposes while the girls watched and talked. They competently incorporated all these skills in order to build interest-related multimedia presentations to share with the class at the end of the course. Efforts to increase female involvement in computer technology has not gone unrecognized by the software industry with well-intended efforts to manufacture and market appealing software for girls. While these programs may, indeed, attract girls' attention females might realize greater benefits from more complex activities using the computer. The following recommendations were developed from my research on adolescents and technology use.
Recommendations specifically encourage girls to use technology effective at home and school.
A. Cultivate early childhood and school exposure to computers for activities requiring logic and reasoning, higher-level thinking, and problem solving. The quality of the computer experience, rather than the quantity of the time, contributes significantly to the development of computer-savvy students. Discourage stereotypical software programs lacking substance and challenge in operation and application that appeal merely to surface interests of females or males. Encourage females to use computers intentionally . Make connections using computers in girls' academic lives and future career roles.