ICT in the Early Years
EMBEDDING TECHNOLOGY
WELCOME TO ITT 1020: EARLY YEARS ICT AND PEDAGOGY
• Building knowledge and understanding of the role of ICT as a tool for learning across the curriculum and as a subject in its own right.
• Identifying the role of technology in creating flexible, social and personalised learning opportunities for young children in the Early Years curriculum.
• Developing personal skills, confidence and knowledge in the use of digital technology to enhance the teaching and learning in all curriculum subjects.
OUTLINE
• Overview of the course and assessment tasks.
• Use of the Edublogs blogging tool for recording, reflecting and sharing learning.
• How to ensure developmentally appropriate uses of technology in EY classrooms.
• Ways in which young children can use technology to promote active engagement and interaction with their world.
• Exploring technology resources for expanding young children’s access to new content alongside creative play.
MAKE A BLOG
• Start with MyPad on your Nile homepage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHzSKArgNQw
Some examples: http://mypad.northampton.ac.uk/itt3003/wiki/group-1-blogs-2/
EMBEDDING ICT
http://www.teachersmedia.co.uk/videos/ict-in-nursery
IPADS FOR CAPTURING AND SHARING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5b6y7DJuYk&feature=share
EXPLORE THE E2BN GALLERY
http://ictearlyyears.e2bn.org/gallery.html
HTTP://PADLET.COM/WALL/2Z80SPTBWJ
POST ON PADLET
EXPLORE RESOURCES
http://www.pinterest.com/helencaldwel
DIRECTED TASK
• Use your blog to reflect on the session themes.
• Document the development of your own skills and how ICT can be used to enhance teaching and learning.
• Include reference to your wider reading and add some visual resources to illustrate your work. Upload your activity ideas to the shared resource bank.
ADD TO THE RESOURCE BANK
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