““What Works”: What Works”: Technology in the ECE Technology in the ECE ClassroomClassroomBy: Christine O’LoughlinBy: Christine O’Loughlin

Technology: How is it Technology: How is it beneficial?beneficial?

Social and Emotional DevelopmentSocial and Emotional Development

Language DevelopmentLanguage Development

Physical Well-Being & Motor DevelopmentPhysical Well-Being & Motor Development

Cognition and General KnowledgeCognition and General Knowledge

Approaches Toward Learning Approaches Toward Learning 

Why does technology Why does technology work?work?

““Technology can support educational goals and Technology can support educational goals and support content standards when used in a planned, support content standards when used in a planned, guided manner”guided manner”

““Technology encourages exploration, imagination, and Technology encourages exploration, imagination, and problem solving”problem solving”

““It can help build on what children already know”It can help build on what children already know”

  

What Technology can What Technology can be used in the be used in the

Classroom?Classroom? Tape recordersTape recorders

Video camerasVideo cameras

TV/VCRsTV/VCRs

Digital CamerasDigital Cameras

Digital microscopesDigital microscopes

ComputersComputers

Digital Cameras & Digital Cameras & Photo StoryPhoto Story

My first grade kids will be doing a unit on farms My first grade kids will be doing a unit on farms and farm animals. and farm animals.

In groups of three, children will pick a favorite In groups of three, children will pick a favorite funny poem that talks about animals and the funny poem that talks about animals and the farm. There will be a number of poems that I farm. There will be a number of poems that I have found that they can pick from. have found that they can pick from.

Each group will draw or paint a picture of each Each group will draw or paint a picture of each poem line. poem line.

Pictures will be taken of their drawings, input into Pictures will be taken of their drawings, input into the computer onto Photo Story in order, and the computer onto Photo Story in order, and narrated by the children. narrated by the children.

StarfallStarfall

Using the Starfall website in the lab Using the Starfall website in the lab computers, the children will practice learning computers, the children will practice learning the digraph, “sh”the digraph, “sh”

ReferencesReferences

Picture Picture 1:http://media.artdiamondblog.com/images2/La1:http://media.artdiamondblog.com/images2/LaptopPerChild-thumb.jpgptopPerChild-thumb.jpg

Slide 2, 3 & 4: Slide 2, 3 & 4: http://www.nwrel.org/request/june01/child.htmlhttp://www.nwrel.org/request/june01/child.html

Picture 2:http://www.heartshare.org/media/gal-Picture 2:http://www.heartshare.org/media/gal-pro-ear-4lg.jpgpro-ear-4lg.jpg

Picture Picture 3:http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/sh/load.htm?f3:http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/sh/load.htm?f