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A joint position statement issued by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at Saint Vincent College. In addition to an interactive PDF version, there is a Key Messages handout (1 page, two-sided) that could be easily reproduced/used for discussion, examples of effective practice, as well as a pre-recorded webcast.

Interesting site with information about iPad grants for preschool, special ed, and other educational uses.

Gail Lovely's list of Top Ten Web 2.0 tools for young learners. Should be interesting to check this out.

#6. Glogster EDU- This is a great way to incorporate the school into the home. This program allows teacher to show caregivers what is being done in the classroom (i.e. uploading class calendars, posting students' projects, etc.). If teachers post educational practice links, students are able to practice certain skills learned in the classroom at home. This program also allows parents to connect with the teacher, it will allow parents and teachers to communicate via blogs.

Wonderful that someone put together a list of the top ten tools for young children,their parents and teachers. Several sites would be helpful in working with young children or counseling are: 1. Wordle - students could create a poster of words they know and continue adding new words. 2. Yola - a user friendly software that allows teacher, parents, student to create a web site.to share information with others. 3. Blogs - the KinderKids Blog published class projects that could be view by parents or serve as means of communicating with classrooms around the world.

Photos Story 3 is a way to combine photos, voice recordings, music, and writing . Children can bring their favorite stories to life or create their own. By creating photo stories in the class or at home, these stories can be shared to many.

that is a really great idea. That is amazing. Thanks for sharing

I actually downloaded this software recently. It was extremely easy to use and fun to play with. I created a couple of slideshows involving my siblings, and shared with my family via the email and they enjoyed it. I like how easy it is to share and how creative you can get with it. I feel that children could use this with some assistance, but they will be thrilled with the end result. Thanks for bringing this to our attention!

This is a piece I wrote for my (shamefully neglected) Huffington Post blog after the Digital Age Teacher Preparation Council released its 2011 report on preparing PreK-3rd teachers.

Great link. Thanks for the post. Definitely something I will read over the weekend.

PLA Report

Thank you, I'm a novice bookmarker and don't want to lead anyone astray if my sources aren't valid - do read on your own :)

Lots of options, including many free tools to try...

A new webcast was added, showcasing apps and project ideas for children of various ages including PreK and Elementary grades.

Really appreciate how the video examples are provided both in a format to view on the Internet and that can be downloaded. Having downloads extends the ability to share the video clips in settings where there is no Internet. (can download to a laptop and share). Wishing others creating video examples would increase access to the use of their clips with a download option. Also appreciate that there are video examples in Spanish on Results Matter, and the promise of captioning. Several examples of using iPads with young children in classroom settings are provided.

The idea of this website is a great one--it allows you to create animations and work off of ones created by others. Creating animations is made very easy with DoInk. By being able to see the work of others, it's a good way to get ideas and inspiration. I think that children could have a lot of fun with this; however, the content of the site isn't very appropriate for young children in that some of the animations posted by others may be disturbing for them. There is even a minimum age of 13 to be able to use it. If DoInk were to make a kid-friendly site with this same idea, I think it would be a lot of fun. It's very interactive and allows for an endless amount of creativity and expression. It could be a great website for children to work on by themselves, with friends, or even family members. Once an animation is complete, it can be posted anywhere on the web. This would be great for a classroom blog or to share with family members.

Gives tips on finding kid-friendly web video content.

"APPitic is an directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings"

resources shared at IRA

Is anyone missing from this list?

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.

Found not only the link choices shared to be interesting (thanks Priscilla) but also the web tool used to create it.

Certainly not research-based, but very relevant for those of us [myself included] who are always "on."