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Using technology in the early years

Although the history will show that the posts to this blog are sporadic, they are rich in information, ideas and contain great links, resources and ideas for ICT use in the Early Childhood setting.

The abstract for this sounds interesting Can popular culture and information communication technologies (ICT) broaden early years' multiliteracies experiences? This paper presents a case study that begins with boys role-playing Star Wars action scenes at the commencement of the school year, and concludes with an end-of-year school community celebration of a new DVD Star Wars movie sequel, designed and performed by the boys. The Children's Star Wars Project was developed in a small Western Australian independent community school committed to the Reggio Emilia educational philosophy. The case study provides an exemplar of the integral relationship between early childhood pedagogy, multiliteracies metalanguage, and multimodal designs of meaning. Implications for educational research are that popular culture and ICT can be readily integrated with early childhood education (ECE) to broaden multiliteracies experiences. As shown in this case study, these experiences facilitate the achievement of The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia outcomes.

current, inspirational and education content and ideas for early childhood educators.

This blog is aimed at Early Childhood Teachers in Australia and should be very informative. The post about equity and equality being very different could be interesting for all.

Children learn through play. This blog has emphasised the importance of play in early childhood education.

Thanks for sharing this good blog. I liked the ideas for looking at bones with children. Play is how children make sense of their world.

Early Childhood Teacher in Melbourne Sharing Ideas

This picture is a great examplar for what represents ICT in my eyes in the Early childhood Sector. Through fostering close relationships and partnerships the children are able to all share ideas and engage together.

Technology is inseparable with education including early childhood education. With the use of technology such as laptops, pre-literacy and pre-numeracy lessons are more fun, active, and engaging for the children as it creates different ambience and promotes active learning in the classroom as well as home setting.

NZ and international literature - ways that ICT can support children's learning.

This teacher is passionate about advocating for ICT's in early childhood. She provides interesting ways to do this, and enforces how it can be done as a developmentally appropriate practice.

Hey, Just wanted to share with you that if you wanted to tag your bookmark with multiple words for one tag you type it in like this: "technology in early childhood". Thought that might help you out... Adele.

Bevin Kateri Reinen, a teacher and writer from Virginia Beach, is the Editor of this website. She is also the founder of Teach.Train.Love., an educational blog for parents and teachers focused on promoting the social, emotional, and academic growth of the early childhood learner.

A collection of modules and other resources seeking to help Early Childhood educators grapple with the question of integrating digital technologies into their practice.

Not sure if retired teachers count but for Early Childhood, Kate has some great activities for children and recipes that you can make and file under 'science and maths learning' (hello measuring and counting) 

This website is set up for Early Childhood educators to make life easier. Its quote is "We all need to work together to make the Early Years Framework a reality". It contains links to interactive ICT websites and advice on the following topics: Being, Belonging, Becoming Reggio Emilia Learning through Play Social & Emotional Development Communication Skills Learning Literacy Learning Numeracy Equal Access for All Consistent Curriculum Smooth Transition Partnerships Quality assurance Activities for Little Kids ICT for Littlies Australian Early Years Framework Regulation Videos Other Early Years Links Recipes safe for kids

Its great to hear people say that we need to work together. I remember years ago a friend of mine (who was a Grade 6 teacher) told me of her frustration when she would encourage her students and they were alive with excitement to learn and explore and the work they handed in was exceptional from her point of view. However, six months into the next year she would be so disappointed because the grades of the Year 7 students would be declining and their attitude was one of apathy. What she wanted to do was to work with the Year 7 teacher so with a combined effort they could assist the students to continue their positive attitude throughout their time at upper primary school. The Year 7 teacher felt threatened and the sad cycle continued. When I read http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/blog-early-blog-often-the-secret-to-making-boys-write-properly-2211232.html as well as http://www.letthechildrenplay.net I was thrilled to hear what great progress is being made by teachers/schools when they collaborate. Thanks for the info.

This is a research article regarding pre-service educator training in integrating ICTs in Early Childhood Education.

'It is also disconcerting that some children still do not have access to computers at home and therefore do not have the opportunity of developing the skills my grandson and other 'digitals in diapers' like him take for granted - skills such as using a mouse, finding letters and numerals on a keyboard or screen, typing letters, navigating websites, retrieving files, using pull-down menus, loading CDs and DVDs, uploading photos from a digital camera, using toolbars, saving files, printing documents and files, using drawing software and typing words (Zevenbergen & Logan, 2008, p. 42). Although some of these skills are used for playing games, this is still an impressive array of digital literacy skills, even more so when they have been acquired more through independent learning and experimentation than through an adult providing instruction.' On the above I would like to add that children should learn or use skills in order to play. Children learn through play and this is a concepts that underpins learning in the early years

Early childhood inspiration! Let the Children Play celebrates the importance of play in the lives and education of children by sharing experiences in a play-based preschool and providing inspiration, tips and information to help parents and teachers alike put the play back into childhood.

About Me I'm Jenny, an early childhood teacher. For 15 years I've been teaching young children and in my spare time I've even produced two of my own. In between making their school lunches and picking up their lego, I blog about my days at our small progressive preschool nestled in the beautiful Australian bush.

Good reference for Early Childhood educators

Michelle has been a special education teacher in the United States for 27 years and has taught across elementary and preschool contexts and alongside early childhood programs for a local college.

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