Authentic apps in the early years | EDtalks

Authentic apps in the early years | EDtalks

I've Chatted with this teacher off and on over the years since my days in the ECEICTPL - probaby best known in ece circles as one of the Manaia Kindergarten team who brought kindergarten blogging to many people's attention. Here she talks about ipads and apps that are useful in the programme to promote learning. ( click on the link above). I'm convinced...... let me at them!

looking at current work on ipads in ECE...

http://www.educationreview.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=ICT+%26+Procurement&idArticle=24665

Here's some ideas from the wider 'powers that be' about using ICT in our programmes... I was particularly interested in the ipad angle after helping Maraeroa Kinderagrten get their ipad out into everyday kindergarten life recently.

this sounds like learning through play to me.....alongside the experiences Kindergartens would deliver in this area as a matter of form.... and literacy learning is generally very widely recognised.

echo reading...

I really like ebooks as a support to a literacy programme.... these apps help the largely non print oriented reader.... sound familiar?

skyping with ipads.

this is a wee bit long winded- but a key message I noted was that ICT can give the children a wider audience for their work - and a reason for doing it....

Our learners need to be tech- ready it seems! check out this clip of a year 2 classroom using ipads!