Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual back issues from January 2002:
The interactive whiteboard as a force for pedagogic change: the experience of five elementary schools in an English education authority.
Jan 01, 2002; ... This article details an investigation into the use of interactive whiteboards undertaken in five elementary schools in an English education authority. Evidence was collected by using a questionnaire containing closed and open questions, lesson observations, and structured interviews of ...
Navigation, cognitive style and seven-year-old children's use of CD-ROM-based hypermedia resources.
Jan 01, 2002; ... Sixteen 7-year-old children from an urban primary school were assessed for cognitive processing style by means of the Cognitive Assessment System (CAS), which indicated their positions on each of the two dimensions of Attention and Planning. Then they searched for information on a CD-ROM ...
Children learning from artfully designed, three-dimensional computer animation.
Jan 01, 2002; ... An artfully designed, 3-D computer-generated video story was created to demonstrate the mixing of primary colors to obtain secondary colors. Two research questions were explored in this research: Do artfully designed 3-D computer-generated video stories enhance learning or are such ...
Multimedia scenario in a primary school.
Jan 01, 2002; ... Multimedia as an educational technology tool is used throughout the educational system. In this article we present a research project where multimedia scenario was used to initiate a discussion about Internet use among students and teachers at a primary school. Multimedia scenario is the ...
Developmentally appropriate technology for young children.
Jan 01, 2002; ... Is computer usage appropriate for young children? The manner in which the computer is used can benefit the child, have no effect whatsoever, or actually be detrimental to the child's academic and personal growth. Specific conditions can be instituted to assure that young children benefit ...
Online assistants in children's hypermedia software.
Jan 01, 2002; ... The classroom teacher's comfort and familiarity with computers and software influences student-computer use in the classroom. Teachers remain mired in repetitive introduction of basic software mechanics and rarely progress with students to advanced concepts or complex applications. ...
Teachers as designers: integrating robotics in early childhood education.
Jan 01, 2002; ... This article presents a constructionist approach to introducing technology, in particular robotics, in the early childhood classroom. The authors demonstrate how this approach is well suited, since the four basic tenets of constructionism have a long-standing tradition in early childhood ...
School change with technology: crossing the digital divide.
Jan 01, 2002; ... Closing the digital divide requires much more than buying equipment, it requires increasing the knowledge and skills of teachers using the technology, and access to digital tools in the community. In such a larger system of change, technology can serve as a catalyst for increasing teacher ...
Technology and pedagogy in early childhood education: guidance from cultural-historical-activity theory and developmentally appropriate instruction.
Jan 01, 2002; ... Technology can facilitate a pedagogy-based on neo-Vygotskian sociocultural theory, and on developmentally appropriate instruction. This article reviews the basic principles of such a pedagogy, and then presents a detailed case study of one day's instruction in a preschool classroom, that ...
Gender bias in computer software programs: a checklist for teachers.(Buyers Guide)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Selection of appropriate software plays a vital role in facilitating children's desire to use computers. The discrepancy between girls' and boys' use of computers is enhanced by the scarcity of gender bias-free software programs. Analysis of the extant literature and rating of children's ...
Designing technology for children: moving from the computer into the physical world with Electronic Blocks.
Jan 01, 2002; ... Electronic Blocks are a new programming environment designed specifically for children between three and eight years of age. As such, the design of the Electronic Block environment is firmly based on principles of developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood education ....
Preschool teacher's conceptions of computers and play.
Jan 01, 2002; ... There are many dimensions of play and play's significance for children's development and learning is often emphasized, but how do preschool teachers see children's use of computers in preschool? A qualitative study was done with 13 Swedish preschool teachers that had experience working ...
Helping them understand: astronomy for grades 5 and 6.
Jan 01, 2002; ... This article reports on research into learning gains made by children aged 10-12 when they studied astronomy using learning activities in a constructivist environment consolidated by access through the Internet to a scientific-grade telescope. Young people often hold naive or alternative ...
Design and implementation of mapping software: developing technology and geography skills in two different learning communities.
Jan 01, 2002; ... A software development collaboration project designed to maximize the skill sets and interests of school children and teachers, educational software technologists and researchers, and college undergraduates is presented. The work brings elementary school children with college seniors and ...
Early childhood teacher candidates evaluate computer software for young children.
Jan 01, 2002; ... The proliferation of computer software for young children necessitates that early childhood teachers have the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and select developmentally appropriate software. This article describes the manner in which one university prepares early childhood teacher ...
Embedding computer technology in developmentally appropriate practice: engaging with early years professionals' beliefs and values.
Jan 01, 2002; ... The use of computers in early years has become a contentious issue, with advocates calling for more Information and Communications Technology (ICT), more machines, better software, and more training for professionals, while other groups call for "a moratorium on the further introduction of ...
Technological applications to support children's development of spatial awareness.
Jan 01, 2002; ... This article presents methods and theory behind promoting children's spatial awareness through representing 3D reality in 2D cyberspace. Spatial awareness in children is an often neglected aspect in early education. However, applications such as GPS and 3D modeling programs can be used to ...