Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years – A Textbook for 21st Century Educators
Are you looking for a wealth of thoughtful, educated and tech-savvy resources for teaching the youngest learners? I’ve co-authored a chapter in Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years, out on Monday, August 25, 2014. This extraordinary textbook for 21st century educators includes up-to-date information about new media in many forms, with a focus on the way these ‘screen time’ tools can be used for early childhood education, social-emotional learning and literacy – not as ways to babysit young kids.
Here’s a look at the contributors and their chapters. It’s a line-up of some of the most important thought leaders in the field of young children, media literacy and educational technology:
Table of contents
Acknowledgements Contributors, Foreword by Ed Greene
Introduction: Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years, Chip Donohue
PART I Technology and Young Children
Editor’s introduction
What Would Fred Rogers Say?David Kleeman and Dr. Alice Wilder
Technology as a Tool for Social-Emotional Development: What We Can Learn from Fred Rogers’ Approach, Hedda Sharapan
Technology and Digital Media as Tools for Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age, Chip Donohue
Teaching with Technology: Preparing Early Childhood Educators for the Digital Age, Chip Donohue and Roberta Schomburg
Would Maria Montessori Say About the iPad? Theoretical Frameworks for Children’s Interactive Media, Warren Buckleitner
Connecting Child Development and Technology: What We Know and What It Means, Michael Robb and Alexis R. Lauricella
Part II Technology in the Classroom
Editor’s introduction
Media Literacy in Early Childhood Education: Inquiry-based Technology Integration, Faith RogowPioneering Literacy in the Digital Age, Lisa Guernsey and Michael H. Levine
Technology to Support Dual Language Learners, Karen N. Nemeth
Including All Young Children in the Technology-supported Curriculum: A UDL Technology Integration Framework for 21st Century Classrooms, Howard P. Parette and Craig Blum
Stepping into STEM with Young Children: Simple Robotics and Programming as Catalysts for Early Learning, Kate Highfield
Innovate, Educate and Empower: New Opportunities with New Technologies, Mark Bailey and Bonnie Blagojevic
Technology Tools for Teachers and Teaching: Innovative Practices and Emerging Technologies, Brian Puerling and Angela Fowler
Part III Technology Beyond the Classroom
Editor’s Introduction
Technology as a Tool to Strengthen the Home-School Connection, Tamara KaldorTechnology Tools for Strengthening Communities, Luisa M. Cotto
Access, Content & Engagement: How Children’s Librarians Support Early Learning in the Digital, Cen Campbell and Carisa Kluver
Connected Educator – Connected Learner: The Evolving Roles of Teachers in the 21st Century and Beyond, Amanda Armstrong
Cen Campbell (@LittleeLit) and I co-wrote a chapter for Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years: Tools for Teaching and Learning, edited by our friend & mentor, Chip Donohue. Cen, Chip and many of the other authors will be presenting on the book at the NAEYC annual conference in Dallas in November 2014. She hopes to see many other librarians there!
And here’s a blurb about this publication from Routledge and the National Association for the Educational of Young Children – NAEYC:
Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years offers early childhood teacher educators, professional development providers, and early childhood educators in pre-service, in-service, and continuing education settings a thought-provoking guide to effective, appropriate, and intentional use of technology with young children. This book provides strategies, theoretical frameworks, links to research evidence, descriptions of best practice, and resources to develop essential digital literacy knowledge, skills and experiences for early childhood educators in the digital age.
Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years puts educators right at the intersections of child development, early learning, developmentally appropriate practice, early childhood teaching practices, children’s media research, teacher education, and professional development practices. The book is based on current research, promising programs and practices, and a set of best practices for teaching with technology in early childhood education that are based on the NAEYC/FRC Position Statement on Technology and Interactive Media and the Fred Rogers Center Framework for Quality in Children’s Digital Media. Pedagogical principles, classroom practices, and teaching strategies are presented in a practical, straightforward way informed by child development theory, developmentally appropriate practice, and research on effective, appropriate, and intentional use of technology in early childhood settings. A companion website provides additional resources and links to further illustrate principles and best practices for teaching and learning in the digital age.
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