UWW310 Technology & Early Childhood

Great little u tube video

enjoyed this site very informational great for both parents and teachers

Great quick read on how technology over load and effect ones learning

I just love NPR! I thought this was a unique take on this topic. This is a blog that features different parent's tips and ideas of how to handle technology and their children.

This is interesting. I think the article brings up an interesting point - doctors should ask about the frequency of the child's use of media and technology at check-ups.

I think this is a great article - it seems to be pretty well-balanced. It highlights both the advantages and disadvantages of the abundance of technology that children and teenagers are exposed to.

This article focuses on the effect of mass media on children. It gives a brief history of media and it's effects to present day.

Scratch is a website created by MIT students and is a "how to" program to help you create.

Prezi is an easy and creative way to make a boring power point more visually interesting and fun to help present your information in a more attention grabbing way. Really fun and easy to use, too.

Common Sense Media helps to improve the lives of kids and families by giving information about education, movies, books, and K - 12 cirriculum.

Kerpoof is a free website for kids where they can be cartoon artists, make drawings, movies, cards and even stories.

Pinterest has a little bit of everything but I think the classroom cirriculum ideas and art projects from other teachers give some good ideas.

A creative tool that can take photos, video clips, and music into a video of your life in minutes - easy to use!

Edmodo is a safe and easy way for a class to connect, collaborate, share ideas, access homework, and grades. Great teacher tool!

This is really inspiring!

Very interesting!

Interesting!

I think a lot of parents would benefit from reading this. I think a lot of parents let their kids use their iPads and iPhones as a crutch rather than a responsible learning tool.

Puts the pros and cons into perspective!

This was very informative! I think they did a good job highlighting both the pros and cons.

I am sure many of us have had conversations regarding video games and violence

We have these computers in my program