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Interesting- magazine publishers (Cricket Magazine's group) starting to make the shift to mobile computing, with the release of an app for children aged 2-6.

This is a blog written by John Funk who "has worked in the early childhood field since 1979. He has taught preschool, first and second grades, and he spent the largest part of his teaching career in kindergarten. Mr. Funk was named "Utah Teacher of the Year" in 1996. He has worked as an early childhood specialist for a large school district and has managed early childhood services for Salt Lake CAP Head Start. He is past president of the Utah AEYC. As an early childhood, reading, and literacy consultant for the last decade, he has written on early childhood subjects and products for McGraw Hill and Leap Frog. He served on the editorial panel for Young Children magazine published by NAEYC. Currently, Mr. Funk is the Manager of Educational Programs for Excelligence Learning Corporation, and he teaches courses in children's literature and early reading at the University of Utah."

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

What will digital technology mean for early childhood development?

Livescribe Pen copies class notes etc audio & visual

I love this; although there are some big 'ol gaps

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Raises some interesting questions- what is a book? Is a "digital book" on the computer a book? Is a video version of a book a book?

Another of Niel Swidey's excellent exposés on the Doman Institute (outside Philadelphia more commonly known as the Better Baby Institute)