Technology for ECE

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ECE Literacy Technology

Standard 1- Objective 1- a.) Listen attentively

I found this activity on Poetry for kids website under "animated poetry" with this activity the children will be able to listen and see the words on the screen of the poem getting read and then can be asked parts of the poem as recall to see if they really listened. This is a fun hands on way for the children to learn to listen attentively!

ECE Mathematics

Standard 2-Objective 2- b.) Duplicate and extend simple repeating patterns with numbers and shapes.

I found this activity in Mathtools and for this activity you are given a pattern and then have to continue that pattern like I did in the above photograph. The children will be able to extend and duplicate the pattern that they are given. The children are able to use hands on learning to finish these patterns!

ECE Technology Inventory

The teacher I interviewed was from the BYU kindergarten. They had a whole bunch of technology options in their classroom, they had a digital camera, computers for the children to use, overhead projector, tape recorders, a VCR, and multiple teacher computers. She said that she was able to even ask for different things and have them easily considered if she did feel some type of technology was needed. 

The teacher did say that she wished that they had a more accessible computer corner since it was cramped and the computers weren't very easily seen. She said that they really had a lot of technological options so she didn't have too many needs. 

She used the internet a lot to find pictures to go along with lessons, also to find some lesson plan ideas, she uses the camera to record many of the activities and subjects they are learning in class to share with the parents, and to make books for the children with as well. She mainly used the computer games occasionally as an extra center during the classes center time, so that wasn't something the children regularly used.

The question I wanted to know is since she works in a public school how was the comparison of technology between her two jobs? She responded that at the other school they didn't have the digital camera for the classroom, nor did they have the same amount of educational computer games that the BYU kindergarten did. She said overall you have to buy a lot more things if you want them. So this made me think what I have of my own and how much technology I plan on using in my future classroom.

Digital Camera Use

Content:Kindergarten Standard 2 Objective 1 Describe factors that influence relationships with family and friends.

Technology and Pedagogy: this is hands on and experiencing for the children since they will have to take the pictures with a digital camera and compare their different family members like their moms and how they are different as well as pictures of how different they are as individuals.

The computers that are XO computers are neat since the children really would have the option of using the technology and use the art software, as well as a webcam and other items that are so neat and connect us to the world. I would use this to introduce how fun school can be since we use technology and it would also help children to see all the possibilities they have open to them.

My Notes

5 Effective Ways for Young Children to use Technology:

1. make and display a graph

- a physical graph with objects that are meaningful

- use the childrens interests

2. explore with digital tools

- important to explore things with new perspectives (magnified)

- save (pictures)  your experiences so the children can refer back to them

3. tell a story in pictures and words

- create art to go along with stories

- let children experiment with art software

4. write, record, and revisit

- record and document the pictures and turn them into an accessible book

5. share and document learning

- make sure you send the different pictures and books home with the children so that the parents can see the work and talk with the children

1. Social and Emotional: Using the computers is intrinsically valuable, the children enjoy using the technology and can engage the students and make school fun. Computers situated in an open area making social interaction more available.

2. Language Development: Oral language and interacting about their projects. Narrating and sharing their stories.

3. Physical Well-being: Make sure that the children are physically active with limited use and frequent breaks for the children to be active.

4. Cognition and General Knowledge: Manipulate things that can't be done in the physical world by using the computers, Use open ended practice instead of drill practice more like story boarding.

5. Approaches to Learning: Computers are good for assessing the skills and developing skills.

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.