ERIC Number: EJ996976
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 20
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Computer Integration into the Early Childhood Curriculum
Mohammad, Mona; Mohammad, Heyam
Education, v133 n1 p97-116 Fall 2012
Navin and Mark are playing at the computer in their preschool classroom. Like the rest of their classmates, these four-year-old children fearlessly experiment with computer as they navigate through the art program they are using. As they draw and paint on the computer screen, Mark and Navin talk about their creation. "Let's try the stamps" insists Navin as they change the background color from white to green. "okay, I want butterflies in our picture, and they have some in the stamp part," Mark says. The two children work to negotiate additional elements of their project as play continues over the next fifteen minutes. Once the picture is complete, they print it out, show it to two interested classmates, and then take off for the block corner to engage in additional play. (Contains 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Technology Integration, Computer Uses in Education, Childrens Art, Graphic Arts, Child Development, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
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Language: English
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