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Feel confident and competent when it comes to choosing and implementing the most appropriate technology tools for your early childhood classroom! Whether you are a technology enthusiast looking for new ideas and guidance about developmentally appropriate practices, or you are new to the idea of using technology with young children, this book is for you. Digital Decisions provides everything you need to make your own technology plan based on your experiences and beliefs, the needs of the children, the context of your curriculum and the resources available to you. This no-nonsense, jargon-free guide will help you evaluate the tools and opportunities technology has to offer and integrate them into your early childhood classroom so you can offer real-life, hands-on, interactive activities to children. A reference every childhood program will want to have, Digital Decisions is brimming with charts, resources, and an array of activities that maximize technology as an interactive learning tool. Each chapter provides supporting guidance to make technology most effective for those working with children who are dual language learners or may have special needs.
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"Fran and Karen have compiled a treasure trove of great advice and practical suggestions for integrating technology into an engaging and developmentally appropriate early childhood curriculum. From video cameras and iPads to interactive white boards and smartpens, they share the pros and cons of different devices and applications. Even if you are already tech savvy, Digital Decisions will open your eyes and expand your awareness of how technology fits into a purposefully planned child-centered classroom." - Paula Jorde Bloom
Gryphon House, Inc.
Gryphon House is a publisher of quality books for children, educators and caregivers since 1981. One of the original books published in that first year, Bubbles, Rainbows, and Worms, is still in print. We currently have a backlist of nearly 200 titles, including beloved authors like Pam Schiller, MaryAnn F. Kohl, and Jackie Silberg. Each year, Gryphon House offers several new titles to help educators, caregivers, and parents give children the confidence to develop the skills necessary to navigate through life successfully.
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- Publisher/Imprint Gryphon House, Inc. / Gryphon House Inc.
- Publication Date September 2006
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780876590133
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 19.95 USD
- Pages192
- ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions8.4 x 10.9 inches
- SeriesGIANT Encyclopedia
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