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Tech matrix that General Ed Teachers can use to evaluate the level of technology that they use.

Some interesting tools to use from THE

Will be interesting to see how new trends in technology, mobile devices, will be used by young children. This 2.5 year old seems quite savvy, testing out this new device.

Technology, Activity, Content & Context: Reflections on "Always Connected"

The smart people at Hatch are offering a series of webinars that connect the dots between research, technology, and classroom implementation. It's a great series with really phenomenal speakers. Check it out! http://ow.ly/6qs7i

Warren Buckleitner discusses what a preschooler should know about digital technology.

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Robotic Pets & Preschoolers [pdf] [top] This study examined preschool children's reasoning about and behavioral interactions with one of the most advanced robotic pets currently on the retail market, Sony's robotic dog AIBO. Eighty children, equally divided between two age groups, 34-50 months and 58-74 months, participated in individual sessions with two artifacts: AIBO and a stuffed dog. Evaluation and justification results showed similarities in children's reasoning across artifacts. In contrast, children engaged more often in apprehensive behavior and attempts at reciprocity with AIBO, and more often mistreated the stuffed dog and endowed it with animation. Discussion focuses on how robotic pets, as representative of an emerging technological genre, may be (a) blurring foundational ontological categories, and (b) impacting children's social and moral development.

I spent some time searching for apps for my granddaughter. I was disappointed to see that there was so many apps focused on letter recognition, number recognition, and shapes, yet not enough open-ended apps that encourage creative and divergent thinking. The iPad has so much potential, but if the software isn't appropriate, it will be of little value.

Technology in the lives of our children is here to stay. As a creator and developer, I am very pro technology. While there are many things to celebrate there are an equal number of things to be concerned with. My primary concerns are divided into 2 main areas: technology's impact on human to human interaction and the negative effects of shorter and shorter cycles of information, impacting our ability to focus our attention. Throughout of development cycle, we met with a number of parents. The number one thing everyone expressed was, wanting more time for themselves. Being a parent is exhausting and every one needs a break. What concerns me is the kinds of content, the kinds of experiences and fundamentally, the kinds of rhythms involved in those experiences. I don't want the digital baby sitter to over stimulate my kids or to weaken their ability to hold focus. Everything has a rhythm; every person, every moment, every place. As human beings, this is our primary relationship to our world and to each other. Providing parents with experiences that support their child's rhythm is key to the use of technology in the home. When seeking out digital content, I encourage parents to look for things that provide longer times of focus. Save the fun and flashy events for highly active time. Communicate to your child the quality of time as you make content available to them. its focus time - a movie, its fun time - a game, its quiet time - drawing. One of the things we've done with our digital book, is to provide a free downloadable coloring sheets. Every experience should not be digital. In fact, I believe strongly that facilitating the transition back to the analogue world is part of my responsibility as a digital content creator.

Article presents some of the reality of touchscreen with toddlers and preschoolers.

What will digital technology mean for early childhood development?

How wonderful to be able to access some of the presentations from this conference- watched one and look forward to reviewing many others!

Bonnie, thanks for the share. It's pinned now. Agree it's great to be able to access information like this for those of us who can not attend.

From a webinar presented on May 9, 2012 on Early Childhood Investigations

From a webinar presented on May 9, 2012 on Early Childhood Investigations.

Great modern educational tools every teacher should know about.