Why explore information communication technology in Early Childhood Education and what is information communication technology?

1. WELCOME TO EDC3100 ICT AND
PEDAGOGY
ICT’S in the Early Childhood Classroom
Why and what?
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2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
• Early years refer to children aged 3-8 years.
• There is a need to prepare students to live and work in a
digital world (Australia Government, 2008).
• It is vital that parents should support teachers to
implement strategies to include the use of
technology within the curriculum.

3. BACKGROUND CONTINUES
Did you know?
 Indigenous students are less likely to have access to technology.
 Technology can be used to sustain children’s diverse cultures,
languages and cultural heritage.
 Economically disadvantage students have less access to computers
at home.

4. WHY INTRODUCE TECHNOLOGY
TO YOUNG CHILDREN?
This video is beneficial to view what
technology and education is all about.
 ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ylsrxof48

5. WHY ICT?

6. WHY USE ICT?
 Technology is changing the way we interact socially and the way we
learn.
 Technology as an environment to enable learning.
 Technology as a source to share and communicate with others.
 It encourage creativity.
 It encourage a diversity of learning methods.
 It is an effective way of communication generated from working
together.

7. WHY ICT CONTINUE….
 It can increases children’s self concept and improve on their
attitudes about school in general and learning.
 Children can share leadership roles on the computer and introduce
interactions more.
 It can motivate children to contribute to social and cognitive
development.

8. WHAT IS ICT?

9. WHAT CAN BE IDENTIFIED
AS ICT?
 Information communication technology covers any invention that
will:
• Store
• Retrieve
• Manipulate
• Transmit
• Or receive information electronically in a digital form.

10. RESOURCES FOR
PARENTS/TEACHERS
 http://www.netc.org/earlyconnections/childcare/software.html
 http:.//ww.internet4classrooms.com/kindergarten_linkshtn
 http://standards.hctm.org.document/examples/index.htm
 ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ylsrxof48


11. REFERENCE
 Australian Government, D.O.E., Employment and Workplace Relations,. (2008). Digital
Education Revolution.
 Hills, S (2004a). Children of the new millennium: Digital literacies, Australian computers in
Education Conference. Adelaide.
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ylsrxof48
 ICT clip arts, viewed 15 August, 2014, bing.com/images
 ICT images, viewed 15 August, 2014,
http://education.qld.gov.au/smartclassrooms/documents/enabling-learners/pdf/teaching-and-
learning-with-ICT-part3.pdf