MakingConnections

"Our kindergarten class put together this interpretation of Peter Reynolds' book "The Dot." The kids made their own artworks, selected their own props, posed themselves based on the artwork in the book, took the pictures with a digital camera, and read the text themselves!"

"This is my approach to introducing technology to preschool aged children (3-5 years old). " scope preschool

Greta and Abbie's article

"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."

"Have fun with these great lego examples for all ages. The lego instructions are explained step by step. Build your highest towers and fastest cars with these lego examples. Lego duplo bricks attract the attention from the youngest by their bright colors and the building possibilities. The building of lego duplo constructions add a lot the development of their motoric skills. Help you child and let them build small animals or big towers. It is fun! And more, they are available for android smartphones and tablets."

"From the Fred Rogers Center: Everyday Grooves are musical prompts that help to establish routines and structure in the everyday lives of parents and young children for daily events such as reading, brushing teeth, and getting dressed. "

"The Joan Ganz Cooney Center has conducted a national survey of more than 1500 parents of children ages 2-10 to find out how much of children's media time is devoted to educational content, platform by platform, age by age.  Learning at Home: Families' Educational Media Use in America is the first comprehensive analysis of parents' experiences with the educational media their children use: "

"When we think of apps for kids, we often think of games for either entertainment or learning. But apps aren't limited to just games or books-apps can provide important social, emotional, and physical experiences too. Family Time with Apps is designed to help parents better understand the variety of ways that apps can support children's healthy development and family learning, communication, and connection. The guide aims to show parents how to find the best apps that fit your child's needs, provide tips on how (and why!) to use apps together, and highlight even more resources that will make the process of selecting apps less overwhelming, and more fun."

position paper from NAEYC

"Clifford The Big Red Dog: Interactive Storybooks! Phonics fun, games, and stories for early readers."

International Music & Culture Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes"

"The BeginningReads program supports teachers, parents, and tutors in bringing children into reading. Before children learn about written language, they have developed a substantial oral language word bank. The goal of BeginningReads is to connect student's oral language knowledge with written language. The texts do this by placing a premium on words that are both highly concrete and phonetically regular-words such dog, cat, pet, and big. Each level has 12 4-page books that share a set of concepts, which allows young readers to see the same words in many different texts. Each book is provided as a double-sided PDF ready for printing."

Article by Patsy Pierce et. al.

"Videos and apps created by the Fred Rogers Center"

Variety of publications from MCG on young children and technology

"The purpose of the Use of Technology to Support Head Start Practice project was to review the knowledge base related to the use of technology to support the practice of early childhood professionals who work directly with children and families. The results were intended to fill a knowledge gap regarding what technologies are currently available to early childhood programs; how practitioners are using these technologies; and the barriers to and facilitators for practitioner use. The review examined three topic areas of interest: 1) instruction and assessment; 2) parent, family and community engagement (PFCE); and 3) professional development and informal learning. It also outlined both the facilitators and barriers to effective technology use in early childhood settings."

"The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) recently released a report reviewing the knowledge base related to the use of technology to support the practice of early childhood practitioners who work directly with children and families. The report, Uses of Technology to Support Early Childhood Practice, is accompanied by three related research-to-practice briefs: Instruction and Assessment Brief Parent, Family and Community Engagement (PFCE) Brief Professional Development and Informal Learning Brief"