Using technology in the classroom can range from short and simple lessons to being an integral part of long-term projects. Technology should be used in addition to hands-on learning, and should not take the place of important tasks children need to accomplish during their early years.
Technology can help children improve their social development, their language development, their cognition and general knowledge.
Technology can support educational goals and support content standards when used in a planned, guided manner. It can help with students' language development and emergent literacy and mathematics. Adult participation and guidance are important.
When selecting software for young children, it is critical to choose software that is DAP. It 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
Hardware that can be used in the classroom:
Tape recorders
Video cameras
TV/VCRs
Fax machines
Portable keyboards
Digital microscopes
Computers
For choosing technology to be used with younger children, the best choice for a particular situation may be no new technology, or just simple tape recorders and cameras.
5 effective ways for young children to use technology
1. Make and display a graph
- build a physical graph with objects, then a two-dimensional one on a spreadsheet or graphing program on a computer
-use meaningful topics for the kids (clothes colors, transportation to school, etc.)
-helps with transfer from concrete to abstract understanding
2. Explore with digital tools
-investigate the familiar world from new perspectives--close-up photos digital microscopes or cameras
-record scenes and sounds (and other senses or feelings) while exploring for later reference
3. Tell a story in pictures and words
-create stories and pictures with background voices that the kids use their creativity to make--they will love that they can see their creations
4. Write, record, and revisit
-use digital photographs, captions, drawings, voice recordings, etc. to record class activities
-make an electronic slideshow of a class book with individual contributions about the curriculum
5. Share and document learning
-chronicle and document learning progress
-take family portraits at Open House to display and send home
1. Make and display a graph
- build a physical graph with objects, then a two-dimensional one on a spreadsheet or graphing program on a computer
-use meaningful topics for the kids (clothes colors, transportation to school, etc.)
-helps with transfer from concrete to abstract understanding
2. Explore with digital tools
-investigate the familiar world from new perspectives--close-up photos digital microscopes or cameras
-record scenes and sounds (and other senses or feelings) while exploring for later reference
3. Tell a story in pictures and words
-create stories and pictures with background voices that the kids use their creativity to make--they will love that they can see their creations
4. Write, record, and revisit
-use digital photographs, captions, drawings, voice recordings, etc. to record class activities
-make an electronic slideshow of a class book with individual contributions about the curriculum
5. Share and document learning
-chronicle and document learning progress
-take family portraits at Open House to display and send home
Other information: http://caseyelle.blogspot.com/2009/03/notes-from-research.html
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