Digital Technologies and Learning in the Early Years - Hardcover

Lorna Arnott

 
9781412962421: Digital Technologies and Learning in the Early Years

Synopsis

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10.5pt;">iPads, mobile phones, tablets and many other digital devices feature in the lives of children from the moment they are born, but what is the place of these technologies in children s early years and learning experiences?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10.5pt;">In the age of the Techno-Tot  this edited collection focuses on exploring the potential of what children can do with technologies, rather than what technologies can do for children.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10.5pt;">With chapters written by a range of international authors, this book:

    <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10.5pt;">offers an evidence-based discussion of children s experiences with technologies in early years education <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10.5pt;">broadens our understanding of technologies in early years, beyond the typical focus on screen-based media <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10.5pt;">details the child s story with technology <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10.5pt;">offers a range of case studies from the UK, USA, Australia and Europe.

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About the Author

Lorna Arnott is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Early Years in the School of Education, University of Strathclyde. Lorna’s main area of interest is in children’s early play experiences particularly in relation to technologies, social and creative play. She also has a keen interest in research methodologies, with a specialist focus on consulting with children and methods derived from pedagogy. Lorna is the convener for the Digital Childhoods, STEM and Multimodality Special Interest Group as part of the European Early Childhood Educational Research Association and is the Deputy Editor for the International Journal of Early Years Education and Assistant Editor for the Journal of Early Childhood Research.

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9781412962438: Digital Technologies and Learning in the Early Years

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ISBN 10:  1412962439 ISBN 13:  9781412962438
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd, 2017
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