Computers in Elementary and Early Childhood Education.This column summarizes recent ERIC documents and journal articles that discuss the uses of computers in elementary and early childhood education and their effects on children's learning and development. For details about ERIC and ordering ERIC documents, please see the information following these abstracts. ERIC Documents ED431524 ENHANCING LEARNING: Computers and Early Childhood Education. Seok-Hoon Seng. 1998. 14 pp. This paper establishes a link among children's development, appropriate teaching practices, and the use of computers in the early childhood classroom. Current investigative studies include information in the areas of social development, gender, emotional development, cognitive development, thinking skills, and physical development. Computers, the author says, can be particularly useful tools for enhancing children's social, language, and cognitive skills cognitive skill Psychology Any of a number of acquired skills that reflect an individual's ability to think; CSs include verbal and spatial abilities, and have a significant hereditary component . This paper highlights the computer's effect on children's problem solving problem solving Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error. , reflective thinking, and cognitive development. ED416991 YOUNG CHILDREN AND TECHNOLOGY. Douglas Clements. 1998. 21 pp. This paper reviews research on computers and social interaction, teaching with computers, and curriculum and computers. The review finds that computers serve as catalysts for social interaction, with children spending nine times as much time talking with peers while working at computers than while doing puzzles. Computers and other technology offer opportunities to aid learning by highlighting individual and gender differences in learning approaches. Effectively integrating technology into the early childhood curriculum requires matching the type of computer software used with the skills desired, and coupling computer and off-computer activities for maximum learning. The paper then describes a technology-based curriculum for pre-kindergarten through grade 2 that integrates computers, manipulatives, and print materials. ED404040 EARLY LITERACY: The Empowerment of Technology. Jean M. Casey. 1997. 178 pp. (Not available from EDRS EDRS ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Columbia University, NY) EDRS Eating Disorders Research Society EDRS Enforcement Document Retrieval System EDRS Electronic Data Reporting System EDRS European Data Relay Satellite ; write: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155-6633.) Drawing on research conducted simultaneously by researchers in France, Spain, and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , this book shows how to use a word processor with a voice synthesizer synthesizer Machine that electronically generates and modifies sounds, frequently with the use of a digital computer, for use in the composition of electronic music and in live performance. in order to build literacy and encourage learning among elementary school elementary school: see school. students. The book's 11 chapters discuss various aspects of computer use and literacy. The eight appendices include criteria for scoring writing samples, a list of software programs for early literacy, and a teacher's checklist for integrating technology in the classroom. ED400934 TEACHERS, COMPUTERS & KIDS: Recipes for Success in Early Childhood Settings. Kids and Computers, Number 1. Suzy Crowe & Elaine Penney. 1995. 199 pp. (Not available from EDRS; write: STCS STCS SVM (Service Module) Thermal Control Subsystem STCS Signalling and Train Control System (railways) STCS Self-Tuning Control System STCS Senior Chief Sonar Technician (Naval Rating) Book Distribution Services, P.O. Box 246, Glassboro, NJ 08028.) This book reviews the basics of selected software packages and presents several ideas based on the principle that children learn by exploration and discovery. The book includes ideas for playing games, simple questions that help children associate a computer-based activity with the real world, and fun things to do away from the computer that help develop concepts learned about on the computer. Areas of learning covered include alphabet and letters, animals, colors, community helpers, counting and numbers, creativity, letter-word association, memory and concentration, music, problem solving, science and nature, and storytelling Storytelling Aesop semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10] Münchäusen Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit. . ED400100 LEARNING WITH COMPUTERS. AECA AECA Arms Export Control Act AECA Agricultural Energy Consumers Association (Sacramento, CA) AECA Australian Early Childhood Association, Inc. AECA Atlanta Electronic Commerce Association AECA Atomic Energy Commission of Arizona Resource Book Series, Volume 3, Number 2. Alison Elliott Alison A. Elliott (born 19 May, 1970) is an American actress. Elliott was born in San Francisco, California, daughter of Barbara, a teacher of nursing, and Bob Elliott, a computer executive. . 1996. 21 pp. (Not available from EDRS; write: Australian Early Childhood Association, Inc., P.O. Box 105, Watson, ACT 2602, Australia.) This resource booklet provides an introduction to using computers in early childhood settings in ways that can enrich learning opportunities, and offers guidance to teachers seeking developmentally appropriate software and hardware. It provides information on the roles of computers in early childhood programs, creating a computer-active classroom, choosing and evaluating software, and using the Internet. ED380242 YOUNG CHILDREN: Active Learners in a Technological Age. June L. Wright & Daniel D. Shade, Eds. 1994. 403 pp. (Not available from EDRS; write: National Association for the Education of Young Children The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the largest nonprofit association in the United States representing early childhood education teachers, experts, and advocates in center-based and family day care. , 1509 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-1426.) This book addresses the appropriate use of computers with young children and how children and early childhood educators  This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. interact with the computer in early childhood settings. Part 1 addresses young children as active learners. Part 2 considers the role of technology in the early childhood curriculum. Part 3 examines the challenge for early childhood educators. Journal Articles PS530499 WHAT ROLE SHOULD TECHNOLOGY PLAY IN YOUNG CHILDREN'S LEARNING? Part 2. Susan W. Haugland. Young Children, Vol. 55, No. I (January 2000): 12-18. This article discusses computer use as a method for facilitating children's learning in early care and education settings. The discussion addresses software and Web site selection, connections of software and Web sites to the curriculum, and computer selection. Strategies for facilitating equitable access, improving computer availability, and assisting parents with home computer use are provided. PS529922 WHAT ROLE SHOULD TECHNOLOGY PLAY IN YOUNG CHILDREN'S LEARNING? Part 1. Susan W. Haugland. Young Children, Vol. 54, No. 6 (November 1999): 26-31. This article presents models for using computers with 3- to 8-year-olds, considering developmentally appropriate activities, parent support, benefits to children, support from the school community, computer study groups, and teacher training. EJ578135 A NEW LOOK AT INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CURRICULUM. June L. Wright. Early Childhood Education Journal, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Winter 1998): 107-109. This article discusses knowledge gained from a series of seminars focused on integrating computers into a constructivist con·struc·tiv·ism n. A movement in modern art originating in Moscow in 1920 and characterized by the use of industrial materials such as glass, sheet metal, and plastic to create nonrepresentational, often geometric objects. early childhood curriculum. Topics discussed include: 1) building a foundation for innovation, 2) representing learning in multiple ways, 3) creating a multimedia vision, and 4) communicating through Web pages and portfolios. EJ578090 YOUNG CHILDREN AND TECHNOLOGY. Beginnings Workshop. David Elkind, Kirsten Haugen, Ina Lynn McClain, & Charles Hohmann. Child Care Information Exchange, No. 123 (September-October 1998): 43-50, 55-62. This journal section presents four articles that discuss computers for infants and young children, using technology to enhance early learning, creative use of technology, and evaluating software. EJ567943 COOPERATIVE LEARNING cooperative learning Education theory A student-centered teaching strategy in which heterogeneous groups of students work to achieve a common academic goal–eg, completing a case study or a evaluating a QC problem. See Problem-based learning, Socratic method. AND TECHNOLOGY. Rebecca Denning & Philip J. Smith. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Vol. 16, No. 2-3 (1997): 177-200. This article presents several examples of using technology to support cooperative learning episodes, and examines the underlying design concepts and principles embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in those applications. EJ560777 CHILDREN, STORYBOOKS, AND COMPUTERS. Susan Talley, David F. Lancy, & Thomas R. Lee. Reading Horizons, Vol. 38, No. 2 (1997): 116-128. A study tested the use of CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. programs' effects on preschool children's emergent literacy, and found that such programs may have a significant effect on the skills of children who are not read to before they enter school. EJ554421 KEYPALS: E-mail Leads to New Friends. Dennis D. Durost & Sue L. Hutchinson. Dimensions of Early Childhood, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Fall 1997): 17-22. This article describes a project in which E-mail was introduced in two kindergarten classes to enrich children's literacy and communication skills and foster long-distance relationships. EJ554378 COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION computer-assisted instruction Use of instructional material presented by a computer. Since the advent of microcomputers in the 1970s, computer use in schools has become widespread, from primary schools through the university level and in some preschool programs. AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN PRESCHOOLERS. Rosalyn Shute & John Miksad. Child Study Journal, Vol. 27, No. 3 (1997): 237-253. An 8week study found that the use of computer-assisted instruction software increased preschoolers' verbal and language--but not math--skills, and only as a result of substantial scaffolding. EJ532859 KIDS, COMPUTERS, AND CONSTRUCTIVISM constructivism, Russian art movement founded c.1913 by Vladimir Tatlin, related to the movement known as suprematism. After 1916 the brothers Naum Gabo and Antoine Pevsner gave new impetus to Tatlin's art of purely abstract (although politically intended) . David L. Brown. Journal of Instructional Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 3 (September 1996): 189-195. This article focuses on research findings concerning the relationship between young children's computer use in the classroom and constructivist education. Three ways of using computers emerged: computers as workbooks, computers for word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and , and computer programming of graphics. Word processing was most compatible with constructivism. EJ528149 ENHANCING CHILDREN'S SENSE OF SELF AND COMMUNITY THROUGH UTILIZING COMPUTERS. Susan Haugland. Early Childhood Education Journal, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Summer 1996): 227-230. The author argues that computers in early childhood classrooms serve to raise young children's self-esteem, self-concept, and place in the classroom community. The article provides examples of specific computer exercises, including storytelling, journals, autobiographies, classroom data collection, and classroom activities. EJ519109 COMPUTER LEARNING FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. Anita Y. Choy. Kamehameha Journal of Education, Vol. 6 (Summer 1995): 49-59. Computer activities that combine education and entertainment encourage social skills, language and literacy skills, cognitive development, problem solving, and hand-eye coordination hand-eye coordination Eye-hand coordination Surgery Oculomanual synchronization, required by surgeons, especially for laparoscopic surgery. See Laparoscopic surgery, Paradoxical movement. . The paper describes one teacher's experiences using computers with preschoolers in Hawaii. EJ514985 STUDENTS AND COMPUTERS AS PARTNERS IN DEVELOPING STUDENTS' PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS. Maria Cardelle-Elawar & Keith Wetzel. Journal of Research on Computing in Education, Vol. 27, No. 4 (Summer 1995): 387-401. This article describes a study of 120 second-and fourth-grade students that explored a self-regulatory approach to problem solving by providing pairs of students with the IDEA model to identify, define, explore, and assess progress in solving computer problems. The use of student journals, classroom debriefings, and observations are discussed. World Wide Web Resources Computers and Young Children. ERIC Digest http:/ / ericeece.org / pubs / digests/ 2000 / haugland00.html Integrate, Don't Isolate! -- Computers in the Early Childhood Curriculum. ERIC Digest http:/ / ericeece.org / pubs / digests/ 1994 / shade94.html Parents, Educators, Publishers (PEP) http:/ / www.microweb.com/ pepsite/ Children's Software Review http:/ / www2.childrenssoftware. com/ childrenssoftware / NAEYC NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young Children (Washington, DC) Position Statement (Adopted April 1996): Technology and Young Children -- Ages 3 Through 8 http:/ / www.naeyc.org / about/ position/ pstech98.htm Technology and Young Children. A Project of the NAEYC Technology Caucus http:/ / techandyoungchildren. org/ index.shtml The ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE) contributed this column. ERIC documents are abstracted in the monthly index Resources in Education (RIE n. 1. See Rye. Rie grass a - (Bot.) A kind of wild barley (Hordeum pratense b - Ray grass. - Dr. Prior. ) and in the ERIC database online or on CD-ROM. Most ERIC documents (EDs) can be read on ERIC microfiche Pronounced "micro-feesh." A 4x6" sheet of film that holds several hundred miniaturized document pages. See micrographics. , which are available in many libraries. In addition, most documents can be ordered in paper copy or on microfiche, and many recent documents can be ordered on the Internet, from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS), 7420 Fullerton Rd., Suite 110, Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (1-800443-3742); URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://edrs.com/. For complete ordering information, contact EDRS or consult the most recent issue of RIE. An availability source is indicated for those documents summarized in this column that are not available from EDRS. 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