Digital Tools for Learning, Creating, and Thinking: Developmentally Appropriate Strategies for Early Childhood Educators: Developmentally Appropriate Strategies for Early Childhood Educators

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Helping Children Create, Collaborate, and Communicate—with Technology    Children are growing up with technologies as part of their daily lives at home and in school. For educators, it is important to understand how to use technologies to promote learning in developmentally appropriate ways. This book helps you make thoughtful, informed decisions that will enhance what you are already doing to support children’s learning. Learn how to    Use technologies in ways that build on, not detract from, the learning children gain through play  Introduce technologies using a gradual release of responsibility model  Foster children’s storytelling, reflection, early coding skills, and more  Use technologies to enrich your partnerships with families and invite them into the classroom community  Work with colleagues to develop a digital culture that supports the program’s goals    With the guidance in this book, you’ll be able to evaluate technologies and understand how to put them to their best uses in your program.