If you've stumbled upon this education blog, I plan on giving you a little synopsis of its purpose... A little background first. You should know that I'm a kindergarten teacher who has many ideas for her classroom (don't we all?). Some that work and some that don't. This will be a place for me to reflect on my practices. Reflection is good. I think we could all use a little more reflection in our lives. Secondly, I think you should know that I'm a graduate student who has developed a strong interest in using current technologies. I'm sad that my classroom is not as technologically prepared to do so as some. This blog will also be a place for me to describe technology I'm interested in and how it could be connected successfully to early childhood. You probably already know that many people feel strongly that early childhood education and technology do not mix.
I am not one of those people.
If you are one of those people, I hope that you will reconsider and try to learn more about how you could bring technology into your classroom. Our students are savvy "digital natives" and could teach most of us a thing or two about technology. I do believe that there is a place and time for technology in the early childhood classroom and that it must be introduced and used appropriately.
There lies the question... how do early childhood educators know what's appropriate for their students?
I hope you'll read and reflect along with me to find out! :-)
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