Over the past couple of weeks, I have witnessed young children interact with technology in many different ways. I watched my 31/2 year old Goddaughter use her play 'laptop' to count shapes and press the corresponding number key. I also watched two 3 year old girls play with a Disney Princess Laptop which had a touch screen and many different games. Watching such young children use and understand technology is such an awesome experience for me. If I want my students to be engaged in activities, it is getting to the point where some of them need to involve technology. Children are going home any playing computer games, playing educational video games, and watching movies on Ipods. Technology is just a part of their lives, and as a teacher, I need to take this into consideration when planning activities for my children.
In a couple of weeks, our theme will be "Family", and I was thinking that, time allowing, we could take the pictures the students bring of their families, scan them, and create a Digital Story with narration from the children. I am just unsure of how I would record and transfer the children's voices without an Ipod.
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Nice entry that describes your observations of young children using technology. It is amazing, yet why would we expect any less with all the technology that surrounds them.
Let's talk about what you need to record their stories etc. --- you can always check out an iPod from the CTLT if needed. We can figure it out I think because it sounds like a great project and one that parents would enjoy as well.
That sounds like a perfect way to create a digital story with great meaning! I like the idea that it will be a "traditional" type of story as well as a "learning" type. Good thinking!
You can check out an iPod through the CTLT - if you have problems come to me you can use mine! Your point is well taken --- how young is too young to use technology? I am glad you are really thinking about opportunities for your young students to use technology.
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