WELCOME TO EDC3100 ICT AND

PEDAGOGY

ICT’S in the Early Childhood Classroom

Why and what?

Kieu Luong 0050103686

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Early years refer to children aged 3-8 years.

• There is a need to prepare students to live and work in a

digital world (Australia Government, 2008).

• It is vital that parents should support teachers to

implement strategies to include the use of

technology within the curriculum.

BACKGROUND CONTINUES

Did you know?

Indigenous students are less likely to have access to technology.

Technology can be used to sustain children’s diverse cultures,

languages and cultural heritage.

Economically disadvantage students have less access to computers

at home.

WHY INTRODU CE TECHNOL OGY

TO YOU NG CHIL DREN?

This video is beneficial to view what

technology and education is all about.

ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ylsrxof48

WHY ICT?

WHY USE ICT?

Technology is changing the way we interact socially and the way we

learn.

Technology as an environment to enable learning.

Technology as a source to share and communicate with others.

It encourage creativity.

It encourage a diversity of learning methods.

It is an effective way of communication generated from working

together.

WHY ICT CONTINUE….

It can increases children’s self concept and improve on their

attitudes about school in general and learning.

Children can share leadership roles on the computer and introduce

interactions more.

It can motivate children to contribute to social and cognitive

development.

WHAT IS ICT?

WHAT CAN BE IDENTIFIED

AS ICT?

Information communication technology covers any invention that

will:

• Store

• Retrieve

• Manipulate

• Transmit

• Or receive information electronically in a digital form.

RESOURCES FOR

PARENTS/TEACHERS

http://www.netc.org/earlyconnections/childcare/software.html

http:.//ww.internet4classrooms.com/kindergarten_linkshtn

http://standards.hctm.org.document/examples/index.htm

ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ylsrxof48

REFERENCE

Australian Government, D.O.E., Employment and Workplace Relations,. (2008). Digital

Education Revolution.

Hills, S (2004a). Children of the new millennium: Digital literacies, Australian computers in

Education Conference. Adelaide.

ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ylsrxof48

ICT clip arts, viewed 15 August, 2014, bing.com/images

ICT images, viewed 15 August, 2014,

http://education.qld.gov.au/smartclassrooms/documents/enabling-learners/pdf/teaching-and-

learning-with-ICT-part3.pdf