Reflection on Technology Resources within an Early Childhood Classroom...

It is easy to see that there are many ways within an early childhood classroom in which technology can be used and implemented. Some of these things we have already done in this class. Some of these things include making and displaying a graph based on information collected by the students. This can be a great help in their learning and in assisting them to cognitively move from concrete to abstract understanding with two-dimensional graphs. Having the students explore with digital tools is also another way to improve their learning. This really helps children with hands-on learning and manipulating the world around them. They truly get to explore the world around them through technology. Telling a story in pictures and words using technology is something that we already learned how to do within this class. This would be great in order to teach students, the only worry I have is in not having the materials within the classroom to present it, like a computer projector. There are other ways, though, to still implement this type of technology use within the classroom. You can also write, record and revisit on things such as a field trip. This can connect something fun and interesting to the students to actual content and subjects within the class. The last idea was to share and document learning. This can be used everyday within lessons, activities, and even as a teacher, to create a blog or wiki for the class as a whole. These younger children do not have long attention spans, and technology is a great way for them to explore and navigate in which their attention is kept, their curiosity is explored, and their learning is enhanced.