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Trying to Get Ahead of the Curve: Raising and Understanding Current Themes in New Literacies Practices
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Wilber, Dana – Educational Forum, 2012
This article addresses the following questions: What impact does using the theoretical framework of new literacies have on understanding language, literacy, and learning practices today as technologies are constantly being developed and used? What is the state of research in this area? What are some new directions the field might take in order to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Early Childhood Education
Narrowing the Digital Divide: "Head Start Teachers Develop Proficiency in Computer Technology"
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Chen, Jie-Qi; Price, Valerie – Education and Urban Society, 2006
The Digital Divide originates with inequalities in children's access to computers. It is deepened by disparities in teacher readiness to use computers for educational purposes. This article describes a computer training program designed to help Head Start teachers develop attitudes, skills, and practices that maximize the educational benefits…
Descriptors: Program Design, Access to Computers, Computer Literacy, Professional Development
Funding Technology: Does It Make Cents?
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Blagojevic, Bonnie – Young Children, 2003
What is the role of early education programs in bridging the digital divide-helping all children become skilled technology users? Blagojevic addresses three issues: access, literacy/learning, and content. She discusses finding or funding computers for the classroom (access) and professional development to support teachers' computer skills…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Early Childhood Education, Educational Technology, Educational Finance
The Reasoning behind the Scene: Why Do Early Childhood Educators Use Computers in Their Classrooms?
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Edwards, Suzy – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2005
In recent times discussion surrounding the use of computers in early childhood education has emphasised the role computers play in children's everyday lives. This realisation has replaced early debate regarding the appropriateness or otherwise of computer use for young children in early childhood education. An important component of computer use…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Computer Uses in Education, Young Children, Learning Experience
Technology in a Head Start Parent Center.
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Hughes, Bob; Coyne, Peggy; Waddell, Sandy – 1997
Unless children and parents have training and access to computers and the power they offer, computers create a barrier for them as they navigate a society that depends on computers for information and occupational advancement. This paper describes a program developed by North Shore Head Start in Beverly, Massachusetts and CAST (Center for Applied…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Adult Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication
Information and Communication Technologies in Finnish Early Childhood Environments.
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Kankaanranta, Marja; Kangassalo, Marjatta – Childhood Education, 2003
Describes the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Finnish early childhood environments from three perspectives. Examines Finnish national policies on the use of ICT; indicates the prevailing state of ICT use, according to results of international and national surveys; and presents some innovative practices involving the use…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Literacy, Computer Use, Computer Uses in Education