Opportunity for students to: 1. be more engaged with the text 2. follow own interests (can be distracting though) 3. share and develop ideas globally (chats, blogs, wikis) 4. broaden horizons 5. convey meaning in new ways (more creative with mixed media) 6. respond personally 7. develop skills of discerning fact/opinion and considering source of information, motivation of host and intended audience 8. develop metacognition, high level thinking skills
Challenges: 1. access to the Internet, appropriate hardware/software/connection for downloading information (frustrating when slow) 2. acquiring skills of navigating, prioritizing, analyzing, and interpreting online text 3. focus (not getting distracted by media) 4. understanding permanence of publishing text online in a public domain and how others may interpret meaning
Liddy writes: I think that the biggest challenge for many children is access to and appropriate instruction in how to navigate and problem solve on the internet. We need to teach the higher level thinking skills which will help students on and off the internet. Just working on phonics and literal comprehension skills is not enough!! We need to produce problem solvers!!! Opportunities are endless! economically, students will have the skills they need to be marketable employees. In a more complete view, students will be able to explore the entire world, learn, grow in understanding of the world around them.
Early childhood education can give students access to age appropriate sites for students to view and click on areas to see the results- a great picture, etc. teachers can have students sing a song into the camera on a computer, make an imovie (quick and easy to do!), then let them watch themselves perform. I think making technology be a part of the classroom would help students feel the normalcy of its presence in education. LIddy
On line reading offers access to anything that you want the children to learn about. It's incredibly motivating for children and it creates ways for children to interact and communicate with others. Challenges include actually getting the computers into classrooms. Making sure that children have access to a machine that's working and to make sure that children have the support of someone who knows what they're doing and can fix problems (lots more staff development).
-there needs to be a focus on building social collaboration skills. -able to address different learning styles -can be very frustrating for learners who are already struggling
Opportunities- presented in a variety of modalities such as visual, auditory print etc. access to more information text-to-speech capability for low or non-readers instant feedback collaboration with other students/schools
Challenges- easily distracted by the various modes info is presented i.e. videos, ads, hyperlinks too much visual information need to learn all the new ways to navigate a web-page i.e hyperlinks, blogs, videos, learn how to search for information
A challenge I have seen is when early childhood electronic toys and computer games overexpose children to an "instant gratification" type of learning. The students then come into the classroom with difficulties creating and problem solving on their own. They have difficulties "working through" problems and activities when instant gratification is not available.
How much social interactions are these children really getting when they are not having the face to face connections? It can be described more as exchanging thoughts and ideas. The positive thing is that you do get to be in contact with people that you wouldn't normally be able to have a discussion with, but we still need our students to have the interpersonal skills within their community and their workplace.
The internet is a wonderful resources and can provide great opportunities for those students who do struggle. It can be as a source of motivation. A challenge is making sure that everyone has access to a computer and has the knowledge to locate quality information.
Another challenge is giving the teachers the time, resource, and instruction to provide our students with the support of the changing of technology.
What could this look like in my 1st grade classroom? What would I do different? I can gather a range of "books" at levels students in my classroom can use. Yes, there are some cute, colorful, fast -paced websites I have access to, but they don't give me anything the books I can use don't give me. In addition, I can't really say "type in "earthworms" and read about what you find, and then prepare a power-point presentation to share what you learned". There's a lot to be said for touching earthworms. There is a real need for more concrete experiences in first grade.
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Having a collection of working computers to accomplish the learning goals is an ongoing challenge.
Opportunity for students to:
1. be more engaged with the text
2. follow own interests (can be distracting though)
3. share and develop ideas globally (chats, blogs, wikis)
4. broaden horizons
5. convey meaning in new ways (more creative with mixed media)
6. respond personally
7. develop skills of discerning fact/opinion and considering source of information, motivation of host and intended audience
8. develop metacognition, high level thinking skills
Challenges:
1. access to the Internet, appropriate hardware/software/connection for downloading information (frustrating when slow)
2. acquiring skills of navigating, prioritizing, analyzing, and interpreting online text
3. focus (not getting distracted by media)
4. understanding permanence of publishing text online in a public domain and how others may interpret meaning
What is the appropriate use of computers and the internet in early childhood education?
Opportunities for social interacting.
Multiple and diverse perspectives.
Access to audio-visual sensory stimulation.
Liddy writes:
I think that the biggest challenge for many children is access to and appropriate instruction in how to navigate and problem solve on the internet. We need to teach the higher level thinking skills which will help students on and off the internet. Just working on phonics and literal comprehension skills is not enough!! We need to produce problem solvers!!!
Opportunities are endless! economically, students will have the skills they need to be marketable employees. In a more complete view, students will be able to explore the entire world, learn, grow in understanding of the world around them.
Early childhood education can give students access to age appropriate sites for students to view and click on areas to see the results- a great picture, etc.
teachers can have students sing a song into the camera on a computer, make an imovie (quick and easy to do!), then let them watch themselves perform.
I think making technology be a part of the classroom would help students feel the normalcy of its presence in education.
LIddy
Keeping our students from being find-and-grabbers, cut- and-pasters and helping them to be think-and-communicators is a challenge.
We now have the best communication tools in all of history; the challenge is to use the tools for our common good.
Ethics of online behavior needs attention.
On line reading offers access to anything that you want the children to learn about. It's incredibly motivating for children and it creates ways for children to interact and communicate with others.
Challenges include actually getting the computers into classrooms. Making sure that children have access to a machine that's working and to make sure that children have the support of someone who knows what they're doing and can fix problems (lots more staff development).
-there needs to be a focus on building social collaboration skills.
-able to address different learning styles
-can be very frustrating for learners who are already struggling
There are medical studies which warn about the amount of screen time.
space/outlets/dedicated staff for computer lab in the school buildings!
Opportunities-
presented in a variety of modalities such as visual, auditory print etc.
access to more information
text-to-speech capability for low or non-readers
instant feedback
collaboration with other students/schools
Challenges-
easily distracted by the various modes info is presented i.e. videos, ads, hyperlinks
too much visual information
need to learn all the new ways to navigate a web-page i.e hyperlinks, blogs, videos,
learn how to search for information
A challenge I have seen is when early childhood electronic toys and computer games overexpose children to an "instant gratification" type of learning. The students then come into the classroom with difficulties creating and problem solving on their own. They have difficulties "working through" problems and activities when instant gratification is not available.
How much social interactions are these children really getting when they are not having the face to face connections? It can be described more as exchanging thoughts and ideas. The positive thing is that you do get to be in contact with people that you wouldn't normally be able to have a discussion with, but we still need our students to have the interpersonal skills within their community and their workplace.
The internet is a wonderful resources and can provide great opportunities for those students who do struggle. It can be as a source of motivation. A challenge is making sure that everyone has access to a computer and has the knowledge to locate quality information.
Another challenge is giving the teachers the time, resource, and instruction to provide our students with the support of the changing of technology.
What could this look like in my 1st grade classroom?
What would I do different? I can gather a range of "books" at levels students in my classroom can use. Yes, there are some cute, colorful, fast -paced websites I have access to, but they don't give me anything the books I can use don't give me. In addition, I can't really say "type in "earthworms" and read about what you find, and then prepare a power-point presentation to share what you learned". There's a lot to be said for touching earthworms. There is a real need for more concrete experiences in first grade.
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