Using ICT in the Early Years: Parents and Practitioners in Partnership - Softcover

Siraj-Blatchford, John; Morgan, Alex

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909280577 ISBN 13: 9781909280571

Publisher: Practical Pre-School Books, 2013

Synopsis

This revised edition has been updated to match the 2012 EYFS and includes easy to follow activites for incorporating ICT, that even the most technophobic of teachers can follow. It uses technology to develop creativity and opportunities for outdoor play and includes up-to-date guidance to all of the UK curricula guidance on ICT. In an increasingly technological world with growing curriculum demands for children to become technically literate, many early years practitioners feel simply lost at how to approach this topic with the underfives.This revised title, written by the foremost expert in Early Years ICT, John Siraj-Blatchford, is a step-by-step guide on how to teach young children a variety of ICT. Importantly, this book also answers what many in the early years are sceptical about, which is the ability for ICT to provide opportunities for creative thinking and collaborative role play and outdoor play. Many different types of ICT are explained through activities that even the most technophobic of practitioners can carry out: from work with simulation games, through to programmable toys and Interactive White Boards.The guide also gives a thorough overview of the role of ICT within the current various UK curricula and what is expected of practitioners.

About this title

About the Author

Alex Morgan is a lecturer in Education at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University and Programme Coordinator of the Masters in Educational Practice Programme there. Previously, Alex taught in post-graduate initial teacher education, focusing on the areas of ICT, Science and DT. John Siraj-Blatchford is a Senior Researcher at the Insitute of Education and has published many books on the early years, including 'A Curriculum Development Guide to ICT in Early Childhood Education';. This practical book has been inspired by the decades of teaching experience both John and Alex have in teaching ICT at Primary Schools. Alex lives in Swansea and John lives in Cambridge, near to his old faculty.

Edition details

• Publisher: Practical Pre-School Books
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909280577
• ISBN 13: 9781909280571
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 50