What Do Preschool Teachers Need to Be Successful with Technology

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Hartle, L. (2006). What Do Preschool Teachers Need to Be Successful with Technology. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (pp. 4251-4253). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2006
Orlando, Florida, USA
March 19, 2006
ISBN 1-880094-58-4
  Caroline M. Crawford, Roger Carlsen, Karen McFerrin, Jerry Price, Roberta Weber & Dee Anna Willis
AACE

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Lynn Hartle, University of Central Florida, USA

Abstract

This presentation will address the major issues regarding preschool teachers use, misuse, under use, and lack of use of technology with young children. The question now is not whether preschool children should use technology, but rather how young children use technology (Papert, 1980) and as with all education, the quality of the preparation of the teacher to appropriately foster learning through technology tools. The context of the working conditions, education, apprehensions of preschool teachers in conjunction with current trends and policies for preschool education is first presented as a backdrop for minimal appropriate uses of technology in early learning settings. The limited, but relevant evidenced-based research on preschool teachers' use of technology will be presented with successful case study support. Technology infusion is made possible through the skills and tools preschool teachers should have. What follows will be a lively interchange with participants of what preschool teachers need to successfully integrate the use of technology in their classrooms.

Keywords

• Children
• Teachers
• Educational Technology

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