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Download full textWang, Feng; Kinzie, Mable B.; McGuire, Patrick; Pan, Edward – Online Submission, 2009
Children naturally explore and learn about their environments through inquiry, and computer technologies offer an accessible vehicle for extending the domain and range of this inquiry. Over the past decade, a growing number of interactive games and educational software packages have been implemented in early childhood education and addressed a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Inquiry, Young Children, Computer Software
Wells, Janet R.; Burts, Diane C. – Dimensions, 1990
Describes the process of adding a computer program to a preschool curriculum for four-year-old children. Discussed are goals, hardware and software, the teacher's role, activities, problems, and future plans. (BB)
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Problems, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peer reviewedTell, Carol – Educational Leadership, 2000
In "Failure to Connect" (1998), Jane Healy examined pros and cons of computer use, warning that good teachers, small classes, and challenging curricula trump high-tech products. Computers can impede youngsters' development. Computers enhance learning only if teachers comprehend them, use appropriate applications, and define learning…
Descriptors: Child Development, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum
Peer reviewedChang, Ni – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2001
Examines role of teacher observation in children's free play at classroom computers. Considers Piaget's theory of interaction and Vygotsky's theory of zone of proximal development as groundwork for discussing the benefits of teacher observation to a developmentally appropriate classroom, including promoting confidence, selecting software, working…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction
Brickman, Nancy Altman, Ed. – 2001
The High/Scope Curriculum is a developmentally based approach to early childhood education. This curriculum's "Extensions" newsletter, in which the articles in this collection first appeared, informs curriculum users about new development, relating to the High/Scope "open framework" curriculum. This collection divides the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Day Care
