let's talk about apps: ipads in the early childhood classroom, by lindsay huth and holly jin

1 - Haven’t used apps, and don’t really want to

2 - Thought about using apps, but not sure where to

start

3 - Want to use apps, but haven’t gotten around to it

4 - Use apps on occasion

5 - Use apps on a regular basis

1 5

Become familiar with current discourse about using apps

with young children.

Learn resources for app selection.

Guided by NAEYC’s statement on Technology and

Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Education

Programs, learn how to evaluate apps for their

educational value.

Become familiar with 10 recommended iPad apps that

support ALSC’s five best practices for developing early

literacy.

NAEYC/Fred Rogers Center and Chip Donahue

Intentional

Appropriate

Balanced

Integrated

Interactive

Co-engagement

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Developmentally appropriate

Children can use independently

No in-app purchases, advertisements, or inappropriate

content

Ability to create, save, and share

Opportunities for joint media engagement, co creation

Encourages learning activities outside the device

Support children’s learning and teacher goals

Accommodates children of diverse abilities

Accommodates dual language learners

Amanda Armstrong, Erikson Institute

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Content

Child Context

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Talking

Singing

Reading

Writing

Playing

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University Press

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Montessori Center

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Squaw Creek

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Preschool

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Common Sense Media

Cybils

KinderTown

Little eLit

Parents Choice Awards

Smart Apps for Kids

Strategies for using apps with young children

Evaluation and selection

Resources

Children’s Technology Review. “Dust or Magic E-Book Retreat:

Jeremy Brueck Reviews the Research.” Video. YouTube. May 2,

2013. Web.

Donohue, Chip. See papers and presentations at

http://www.erikson.edu/about/directory/chip-donohue/

Erikson TEC Center: http://teccenter.erikson.edu/

Guerney, Lisa. Screen Time: How Electric Media – from Baby

Videos to Educational Software – Affects Your Young Child. New

York: Basic Books, 2012.

Puerling, Brian. Teaching in the Digital Age: Smart Tools for Age 3 to

Grade 3. MN: Redleaf Press, 2012.

Lindsay Huth

Early Learning Specialist

Arlington Heights Memorial Library

lhuth@ahml.info

Holly Jin

Preschool Outreach/Early Literacy Librarian

Skokie Public Library

hjin@skokielibrary.info