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"Last week, I had the privilege of attending the National Association for the Education of Young Children conference in Atlanta, perhaps the nation's largest gathering of early childhood education professionals. It was an absolutely exhilarating weekend, and I cannot thank the organizers at NAEYC, the panelists or my fellow conference-goers enough for all your great insights. "

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"My PlayHome is a doll house for the iGeneration. Imagine a doll house where your child can use everything, even the closets, TV and shower. Where you can fry an egg and feed the family pizza. Where you can pour drinks, blow bubbles and turn out the lights."

AT for early childhood modules from Frank POrter Graham Center

"heir mission was to test prototypes of math apps they had been working on for months - tools designed with the help of researchers in child development and cognitive science - and to learn from pupils like Elias. "

"The following questions are to be used in conjunction with the attached Early Childhood Inclusion/Universal Design for Learning Checklist . Individuals conducting ea rly childhood environment observations can use these questions and checklist to discover how to in crease UDL policies and practices and to identify those that already exis t."

"Learner Variability, UDL & Early Childhood"

"Little Bird Tales is a storytelling and e-learning tool that can be implemented in hundreds of ways, and is great for kids of all ages, even for children who can't read and write!"

From The Pennsylvania Digital Media Literacy Project and the Fred Rogers Center

"Yet, despite rapid growth in society's use of digital technology, many children in low-income families in the United States are not able to access and use technology in the same ways as their more-advantaged peers. This means they have fewer opportunities to learn, explore, and communicate digitally, and fewer chances to develop the workforce skills they will need to succeed in later life. Early childhood education can play a valuable role in ensuring that low-income children can access technology and learn how to use it. However, there are a number of important issues that need to be addressed."

"he TEC Center at Erikson Institute empowers early childhood educators to thoughtfully and appropriately use technology in the classroom and other early childhood settings"

"Digital Decisions for active preschool classrooms. Practical technology ideas, tools, and advice by early childhood educators, specifically for early childhood educators."

"The Cooney Center catalyzes change by disseminating research that informs the national debate, stimulating investment in effective reforms. It does so through its publications on timely topics, including the landscape of children's interactive media, mobile learning, and the debates over media multitasking - all of which have received national media attention."

"If you have a young learner in your house, you're probably already gearing up for the fall, buying new backpacks and enjoying the last few weeks of summer. For those of you looking for advice on how to use digital media with young children at home or in school, we've collected this roundup of key messages from the past few months on our blog."

This is the video that Candace shared in her email. "If we invest in programs that promote learning beginning at birth, the statistics will change, the stories will change, the future will change."

"Every session in the Early Childhood Investigations Webinar Series is recorded"

Pacific University College

"YogiPlay turns mobile phones and tablets into smart learning devices by providing parents with meaningful insight related to their child's learning progress. Then YogiPlay automatically delivers to parents personalized app recommendations based on their child's specific learning needs or interests. YogiPlay's in-house team of early-childhood educational experts carefully reviews each app for engagement value and educational quality."

webcam based game

Uses the web cam. Kids jump to make Curious George jump and count balls