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Developmentally Appropriate LOGO Computer Programming with Young Children.
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Gillespie, Catherine Wilson; Beisser, Sally – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2001
Discusses theoretical and practical issues in teaching LOGO computer programming to young children from preschool to grade 5. Examines the program's adherence to developmentally appropriate practices, educational theories (particularly those of Piaget), and the Reggio Emilia approach. Considers implications of the program for curriculum design,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Social Play at the Computer: Preschoolers Scaffold and Support Peers' Computer Competence.
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Freeman, Nancy K.; Somerindyke, Jennifer – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2001
Describes preschoolers' collaboration during free play in a computer lab, focusing on the computer's contribution to active, peer-mediated learning. Discusses these observations in terms of Parten's insights on children's social play and Vygotsky's socio-cultural learning theory, noting that the children scaffolded each other's growing computer…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Computer Literacy