1) At what age can online/digital literacy activities be integrated into the classroom? Provide supporting details in your response.
Online/digital literacy activities can be integrated into the classroom for 2-3 year old children. There are numerous websites like Starfall and Nick Jr that teach literacy skills for very young children. Touch pads, iPods and other tools are accessible to so many very young children. Parents use the tools to teach as well as keep children busy in the car, during appointments and in restaurants. Even so, the children are learning literacy skills and manipulating computers at a much younger age than in the past.The following link will bring you to the article "Young Children and the Technology Trend: Toddlers and Tablets Unite". It is worth checking it out in my opinion.
http://protectme.webroot.com/featured/young-children-and-the-technology-trend-toddlers-and-tablets-unite.html
With all this said, Digital technology can be integrated into classrooms with very young children. The skills that they will acquire far outweighs any cons that some believe is pushing our youngsters too early.
Online/digital literacy activities can be integrated into the classroom for 2-3 year old children. There are numerous websites like Starfall and Nick Jr that teach literacy skills for very young children. Touch pads, iPods and other tools are accessible to so many very young children. Parents use the tools to teach as well as keep children busy in the car, during appointments and in restaurants. Even so, the children are learning literacy skills and manipulating computers at a much younger age than in the past.The following link will bring you to the article "Young Children and the Technology Trend: Toddlers and Tablets Unite". It is worth checking it out in my opinion.
http://protectme.webroot.com/featured/young-children-and-the-technology-trend-toddlers-and-tablets-unite.html
Another site I found helpful is listed below. Although I do not teach children this young, I will have special education students in the near future that may need these types of educational activities.
Lunch Box is easy to navigate and has a section so you can filter the many choices you may want to focus on when choosing an app for a student or very young child. With sites like this available, parents and teachers can make safe decisions about apps and educational games.
With all this said, Digital technology can be integrated into classrooms with very young children. The skills that they will acquire far outweighs any cons that some believe is pushing our youngsters too early.
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