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Peer reviewedGillespie, Catherine Wilson; Beisser, Sally – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2001
Discusses theoretical and practical issues in teaching LOGO computer programming to young children from preschool to grade 5. Examines the program's adherence to developmentally appropriate practices, educational theories (particularly those of Piaget), and the Reggio Emilia approach. Considers implications of the program for curriculum design,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedFreeman, Nancy K.; Somerindyke, Jennifer – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2001
Describes preschoolers' collaboration during free play in a computer lab, focusing on the computer's contribution to active, peer-mediated learning. Discusses these observations in terms of Parten's insights on children's social play and Vygotsky's socio-cultural learning theory, noting that the children scaffolded each other's growing computer…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Computer Literacy
Peer reviewedAinsa, Patricia A. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1992
The purpose of this study was to train and empower computer teacher facilitators through enabling them to introduce technology to children, instruct peers in use of computers for early childhood education, and improve family literacy and computer literacy through parent education. Found significant differences and implications for empowered roles…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
