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Category Archives: Educational Technology
Early Years Apps – from E2BN Conference
At the E2BN conference I did a workshop looking at how technology can be used to support the early years curriculum. As part of this I shared some suggestions for useful apps. While apps can be used by children individually … Continue reading
Posted in App, Early Years, Educational Technology, Resources
Tagged EarlyYears, iPad, Support
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Is it appropriate to use technology in early years?
You don’t need to look far to find a wide range of stories in the media about whether it is is appropriate for very young children to use technology.There are probably about as many stories warning against the use of … Continue reading
Learning to use technology through play
As part of my research I am interested in how technology can be used to support teaching and learning in early years education. This week I have been reading an article by Jo Bird and Susan Edwards which looks at how … Continue reading
More edtech resources to support early years
Carol Allen at North Tyneside LA talked to the action research group about resources that could be used to support teaching and learning in the early years. There are some resources that are specially designed for early years education, like the … Continue reading
Posted in Early Years, Educational Technology, Resources, Teaching and Learning
Tagged Action Research, EarlyYears
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Computational Thinking in the Early Years
It can be useful for early years practitioners to know about Computational Thinking and the language that will be used in computing at Key Stage 1 . Computational thinking is not about technology but about problem solving. The above image … Continue reading
Posted in ComputingCurriculum, Early Years, Educational Technology, Resources
Tagged Action Research, EarlyYears
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