Using ICT in the Early Years - Softcover

Siraj-Blatchford, John; Morgan, Alex

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904575919 ISBN 13: 9781904575917

Publisher: Step Forward Publishing Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

This title, written by ICT experts in the early years, Prof. John Siraj-Blatchford and Dr. Alex Morgan, is a step-by-step guide on how to teach children under 8 a variety of ICT. This book is designed to be easy to follow by even the most technophobic of readers and contains practical advice on how to create engaging and creative activities for children in the early years using a range of ICT. This title is also a guide to the different types of ICT available, from Bee-Bots to white boards, and provides ideas on how to take ICT out of the classroom, with activities to use in outdoor play sessions. It also suggests ideas on how to use ICT in role play to promote children's creativity and imagination, and discusses what ICT skills the EYFS and Welsh Foundation Phase require early years practitioners to deliver. Ideas and case studies on best practice in using sustained shared thinking with young children are also included.

About this title

About the Author

John Siraj-Blatchford is one of the leading academics involved in the development of ICT in early childhood. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Swansea and has written three other titles on supporting young children's purposeful use of ICT- this being his first title for a non-academic market. Alex Morgan is currently a Lecturer at the Centre for Child Research at Swansea University and Director for the BSc Early Childhood Studies for the University. Alex is a qualified teacher who has worked specifically on ICT and has worked on many research projects exploring ICT and sustained shared thinking in the early years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Step Forward Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904575919
• ISBN 13: 9781904575917
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48