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Shade, Daniel D. – 1985
This paper argues that the microcomputer has a place in early childhood education when it is coupled with microworld software. Microworld software formats are open-ended, user-designable, child-oriented software experiences providing children with direct access to specific concepts and the opportunity to exercise those concepts in meaningful ways.…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Cognitive Development, Competence, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedShade, Daniel D.; Davis, Bernadette Caruso – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 1999
Uses the integration of literacy learning in early-childhood classrooms as a model for computer integration. Describes and recommends a basic set of "curriculum integration" software. Discusses how computers can function as scaffolds and manipulatives; includes an example of how to design an integrated unit that incorporates technology. Discusses…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Early Childhood Education
