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What Should a Preschooler Know About Technology?

What Should a Preschooler Know About Technology?

A partnership between The University of Akron College of Education, (UA) and Akron Summit Community Action, Inc (ASCA), Akron Ready Steps (ARS) is a program that serves over 300 at risk children in five Head Start sites in high poverty communities in Akron, OH. Program goals address high priority knowledge and skills preschoolers need to learn; high priority knowledge and skills teachers/teacher assistants need to teach; the design of high quality 21st century language and literacy-rich environments; active parent engagement; and mobilizing the community around strong preschool literacy education.

Ideas for using a document camera in preschool

"Free online educational kids games, stories and activities - gentle fun for babies toddlers and young children. Welcome to The Fungooms! Where parents and carers can enjoy online activities and animated stories with their baby, toddler or preschool child. Click on the characters below to visit each playroom."

"These preschoolers were each assigned a color, and were then tasked with finding objects in the classroom that matched their color. We then took their pictures with their objects, and in some cases, the students were the photographers!"

Even preschool kids can understand using the camera for point-and-shoot photography. School-age kids can begin to express themselves through photography with self-portraits, travelogues, and whimsical trick photography.

Even preschool kids can understand using the camera for point-and-shoot photography. School-age kids can begin to express themselves through photography with self-portraits, travelogues, and whimsical trick photography.

"Play and learn with your child online! Our online games and learning activities are a great way to spend quality time with your child. Have fun with these online activities, and remember: whether your child is an infant, toddler or preschooler, it's important to let him learn at his own pace!"

Find the Best Educational Apps for Preschoolers "Educational App Store For Parents."

"Preschool "U" dives deep into the depths of learning and teaching children with and without learning disabilities and challenging behaviors. A useful series on recognizing the characteristics of challenging behaviors and practical interventions for the classroom, these strategies will aid in giving support to children who exhibit these characteristics allowing them to be more successful not only in the classroom but in the entire school as well."

The Council's eighteen members from academia, industry, and policy assessed current practices in early education and elementary school teaching and have designed a professional development "blueprint" to advance the use of effective digital media in teaching and learning, with a special emphasis on instruction for underserved students. This report, Take a Giant Step, represents the Council's multi-sector action plan to enhance teacher education and a higher quality, 21st century approach to the learning and healthy development of children in preschool and the primary grades. The report sets forth several goals for the nation to meet by 2020, including advancing technology integration and infrastructure; a more robust professional training program for early education professionals; the expanded use of public media as cost-effective assets for teachers; and the establishment of a Digital Teacher Corps.

"The future success of our children will depend not only on how wisely they use technology, but also on how well they are capable of navigating ever changing forms of technology. This lens will introduce both educators and parents to basic apps and creative ways to use technology at home or in the early childhood classroom."

"This report, Take a Giant Step, represents the Council's multi-sector action plan to enhance teacher education and a higher quality, 21st century approach to the learning and healthy development of children in preschool and the primary grades. The report sets forth several goals for the nation to meet by 2020, including advancing technology integration and infrastructure; a more robust professional training program for early education professionals; the expanded use of public media as cost-effective assets for teachers; and the establishment of a Digital Teacher Corps."

"Too Small to Fail worked with the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education (ED) on a suite of resources that can help enrich children's early language experiences beginning from birth. There are tip sheets for families, preschool teachers, and infant/toddler teachers and caregivers, as well as a fact sheet that highlights the evidence behind the benefits of being bilingual and embracing children's home languages."

"Hello and welcome to the SNPreschool Blog" She has links for powerpoints, vocabulary, essential questions etc. for stories used in their preschool

video of a preschooler teaching another 3 year old to use an ipad then teaching her teacher

"This study explored the viability of tablet computers in early education by investigating preschool children's ease in acclimating to tablet technology and its effectiveness in engaging them to draw. A total of 41 three- to six-yearold children were videotaped while they used the tablets. The study found significant differences in level of tablet use between sessions, and engagement increased with age. Teachers reported high child interest and drawings as typical to above expectation. Children quickly developed ease with the stylus for drawing. Although technical issues in learning this new technology were encountered, children were interested and persisted without frustration. What seems to matter for children's learning is the ways teachers choose to implement this technology."

For young children to use computers successfully, it is critical to select software that is developmentally appropriate, that is, consistent with how children develop and learn. Researchers agree that software for young children should: * Encourage exploration, imagination, and problem solving * Reflect and build on what children already know * Involve many senses and include sound, music, and voice * Be open-ended, with the child in control of the pace and the path