Developing digital literacies in Early Years

Sharrow Primary School

Nursery children aged 3-4 years old used….

Small world- exploring use of cameras

Ophelia took this picture of her ‘favourite horse’

Zayn took this picture all by himself. ‘I love taking pictures’.

iPad drawings

Ayesha’s dog

Horse by Zayn

Goat by Suhayb

Farmers wife by Zara Z

Hear Aiza retell story of Mrs Wishy Washy

Pictures taken by the children on farm trip.

Blog:http://www.sharrow.sheffield.sch.uk/blog/

Staff comments‘The iPad was really interactive

for the nursery, and it was really good being able to take

the iPad outdoors and all around nursery’ Amy

‘The children loved using the cameras at the farm and used a lot more language than they usually do. I enjoyed learning

to use the iPads’ Sangita

‘Simple for the children to use. Helps develop hand-eye

coordination. The children enjoyed the touch screen. I like the fact it’s small, compact and light. It has many uses. And it

fits in your handbag!’ Yvette

‘Children seemed to understand how to use iPads more quickly than

us!’ Rabina

Benefits of mobile technologies

Mobile technologies

•Encourage learning anywhere at

anytime

•Appeal to most children

• Improve social interactions

•Enable personalised learning

Future

•Purchasing iPads and digital

cameras for children to use in

nursery

•A new blog

•Many more trips outdoors using

digital technology