Technology Works!Krysten Clark

Research says… Technology is good

Technology should be used in conjunction with hands-on learning

when selecting software for children, it is important to choose software that is developmentally appropriate--it should: encourage exploration, imagination, and problem solving

(from “Early Connections: Technology in Early Childhood Classrooms”)

And… Technology is good for:

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

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

From “5 Effective Ways for Young Children to Use

Technology”

Examples Digital Cameras

Children can use these to create more concrete

representations of concepts and to show

progression of events

Children enjoy taking photos of things that are

important and meaningful to them

Examples Math Tools--http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ A website that can give examples of sites that have

games and virtual manipulatives for a variety of grades and standards

Examples Digital Storytelling

Created by the teacher

Can by used to make a topic seem more

interesting, such as creating a story that involves

narrating and animating the words of a poem to

make it come to life more for the kids

One Inch TallBy Shel Silverstein

Resources Digital Camera photo:

http://www.lakewoodconferences.com/direct/dbimage/50197602/Digital_Camera.jpg

Children on computer photo:

http://joyerickson.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/kids-on-the-computer1.jpg

Kids using digital camera photo:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/405061246_5ed2028a85.jpg

Geek Squad baby photo:

http://smithwinchester.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/koanbabygeek.gif