Pencils, Paper and Podcasts. » digital media http://lbaracz.edublogs.org The new uses for technology in our classrooms. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:17:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Starting young. http://lbaracz.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/starting-young/ http://lbaracz.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/starting-young/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 11:14:28 +0000 Lauren B http://lbaracz.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/starting-young/ There was a recent article in the Sunday Telegraph by Miawling Lam depicting the extent to which children are being exposed to technology. The article titled ‘Kids find computers are child’s play’ tells how children as young as two are being introduced to word-processing and design programs in order to prepare them for life in the digital era. Students at childcare centres are using these technologies on a daily basis, which are providing stimulating experiences that they will incorporate for learning later in life. The article states that children’s skills are a lot more advanced, as they are starting to learn using a variety of digital resources earlier. So what does this mean for teaching technology in primary schools? Teachers will be required to develop their skills in using digital media to extend the learning experiences of students. It may initially be arduous to implement this level of digital media, however the benefits are obvious as the children “absolutely love it”.

Source: Lam, M. (2008, May 4). Kids find computers are child’s play. The Sunday Telegraph. p. 16

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