UWW310 Technology & Early Childhood

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

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

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.

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

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.

Interesting interview regarding the use of technology in the Early Childhood Classroom relating to their brain development

interesting, focuses on teachers, includes case studies

This article talks about the advantages and disadvantages of technology in the classroom, yet at the bottom of the articile it says, "Ultimately, the quality of the class will depend solely on the quality of the teacher and not the presence of technology." I think that is a perfect statement to reflect on how we use technology.

Creating various profiles and selecting visible content on a Nook - with so many kids having access to ereaders, it may be important to understand how to monitor control of what they are able to access.

Government based site, with quick reference links on topics from Bullying to Teen Angels