I also think that it is important for students to learn keyboarding skills at an early age as the necessity of this skill is unquestionable and is expected to be honed to perfection in at the high school level if not earlier. It is important for them to feel confident with these skills. But one must be careful when promoting this ideal because it would be easy to forget about handwriting, which also must be stressed. In the scientific arena, principles such as tropisms can be observed with the use a rotating surface like a record player. Elementary students can also construct electrical circuits with batteries and wires and pressure can be observed with bell jars.
Technology is an integral part of education.
From pencils to computers, educators and students alike use it on a daily basis to teach and learn about the world around us. But we must find a balance between the cutting edge developments and traditional social needs and values. The calibration of this balance is disputed, but for most, the benefits of both elements are clear.