Helping Children Create, Collaborate, and Communicate-with Technology

Children are growing up with technologies as part of their daily lives at home and in school. For educators, it is important to understand how to use technologies to promote learning in developmentally appropriate ways. This book helps you make thoughtful, informed decisions that will enhance what you are already doing to support children's learning. Learn how to

• Use technologies in ways that build on, not detract from, the learning children gain through play
• Introduce technologies using a gradual release of responsibility model
• Foster children's storytelling, reflection, early coding skills, and more
• Use technologies to enrich your partnerships with families and invite them into the classroom community
• Work with colleagues to develop a digital culture that supports the program's goals

With the guidance in this book, you'll be able to evaluate technologies and understand how to put them to their best uses in your program.

This book will be promoted via various NAEYC marketing efforts, including social media pages promotions (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest with a reach of over 200K followers); promotional emails; advertisements in Young Children, Teaching Young Children, and Exchange magazines; and NAEYC's seasonal resource catalogs. Select authors of the publication will also present a webinar on a topic covered in the book soon after its publication. Finally, the publication will be advertised and sold at various early childhood conferences and trade shows (NAEYC's Annual Conferences, NAEYC's Professional Learning Institutes, Zero to Three, etc.).

About the Author
Victoria B. Fantozzi, PhD, is a professor of early childhood and childhood education at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, where she teaches courses in emergent literacies, early childhood foundations, and research methods. Since 2015, she has partnered with schools to empower teachers to make intentional decisions about integrating technologies into their classroom practice. Her research on developmentally appropriate technologies has been published in Young Children, The Reading Teacher, and the Journal of Early Childhood Research, and she was a contributor to the fourth edition of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8. Dr. Fantozzi lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband, two sons, and cat and hedgehog. This is her first book.

Reviews

Finally, a resource that supports practitioners with integrating technology appropriately into the classroom to support student learning goals and connection with families. Victoria uses her classroom experience to provide teachers with strategies that encourage creativity, collaboration, and communication. A great read from start to finish.

-Kimberly Buenger, Early Childhood Special Education Teacher, Olathe School District

The author is committed to the dialogue around technology, play, and young learners, revealing that there is indeed more to the conversation. With a detailed view that is theoretically grounded and quite practical, the book draws on experiences that mirror many an educator's classroom. It probes deeply into educators' thoughts, urging us to think about how to harness the power of technology as a tool to create the highest quality learning opportunities for a new generation of children. This is a gem of a resource for understanding how to navigate this constantly evolving debate.

-Ihuoma Iheukwumere, Site Director, South of Market Child Care

Technology is rapidly changing the teaching world for learners of all ages. This book provides a foundation for teachers to incorporate technology into their teaching and assessments daily. It supports teachers in making good choices about using technology not just as a device but as a tool that can enhance learning at multiple entry levels in the curriculum.

-April Grundman, Early Childhood Educator and Professor

Book Information
ISBN 9781952331046
Author Victoria B. Fantozzi
Format Paperback
Page Count 104
Imprint National Association for the Education of Young Children
Publisher National Association for the Education of Young Children