Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years: Tools for Teaching and Learning

Description

Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years offers early childhood teacher educators, professional development providers, and early childhood educators in pre-service, in-service, and continuing education settings a thought-provoking guide to effective, appropriate, and intentional use of technology with young children. This book provides strategies, theoretical frameworks, links to research evidence, descriptions of best practice, and resources to develop essential digital literacy knowledge, skills and experiences for early childhood educators in the digital age. Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years puts educators right at the intersections of child development, early learning, developmentally appropriate practice, early childhood teaching practices, children’s media research, teacher education, and professional development practices. The book is based on current research, promising programs and practices, and a set of best practices for teaching with technology in early childhood education that are based on the NAEYC/FRC Position Statement on Technology and Interactive Media and the Fred Rogers Center Framework for Quality in Children’s Digital Media. Pedagogical principles, classroom practices, and teaching strategies are presented in a practical, straightforward way informed by child development theory, developmentally appropriate practice, and research on effective, appropriate, and intentional use of technology in early childhood settings. A companion website (http://teccenter.erikson.edu/tech-in-the-early-years/) provides additional resources and links to further illustrate principles and best practices for teaching and learning in the digital age. Cover Title Copyright Contents Dedication Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Contributors List of Abbreviations and Acronyms List of Figures and Tables Setting the Context: From Fred Rogers to the Digital Age PART I Technology and Young Children Editor’s Introduction 1 What Would Fred Rogers Say? 2 Technology as a Tool for Social-Emotional Development: What We Can Learn From Fred Rogers’ Approach 3 Technology and Digital Media as Tools for Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age 4 Teaching With Technology: Preparing Early Childhood Educators for the Digital Age 5 What Would Maria Montessori Say About the iPad? Theoretical Frameworks for Children’s Interactive Media 6 Connecting Child Development and Technology: What We Know and What It Means PART II Technology in the Classroom Editor’s Introduction 7 Media Literacy in Early Childhood Education: Inquiry-Based Technology Integration 8 Pioneering Literacy in the Digital Age 9 Technology to Support Dual Language Learners 10 Including All Young Children in the Technology-Supported Curriculum: A UDL Technology Integration Framework for 21st-Century Classrooms 11 Stepping Into STEM With Young Children: Simple Robotics and Programming as Catalysts for Early Learning 12 Innovate, Educate, and Empower: New Opportunities With New Technologies 13 Technology Tools for Teachers and Teaching: Innovative Practices and Emerging Technologies PART III Technology Beyond the Classroom Editor’s Introduction 14 Technology as a Tool to Strengthen the Home-School Connection 15 Technology as a Tool to Strengthen the Community 16 Access, Content, and Engagement: How Children’s Librarians Support Early Learning in the Digital Age 17 Connected Educator—Connected Learner: The Evolving Roles of Teachers in the 21st Century and Beyond Subject Index Name Index