An interesting article that discusses briefly teaching students code, with some examples of games that authentically teach code. Have just seen elsewhere that coding is being increasingly included in curriculums overseas (even as early as foundation year) and is most certainly an issue that will be raised with the Australian curriculum.
The dog wagging the tail - the teacher didn't just use ICT based literacy programs because the existed. She searched for one that met the needs and goals of her students. Even better then she shared with her colleagues.
This is a great blog from a prep classroom that shows how play-based pedagogy can work with the Australian Curriculum. Also some example of using ICT in the play-based ECE context.
Kelly Jordan is a primary school teacher who is passionate about literacy and integrating technology into the classroom. You may have seen her twitter account shared on here already.