Technology for the Very Young by: Helen Teague

In this session you will learn: The best resources for integrating computer software and websites into an Early Childhood Curriculum. Internet Activities for Young Children The ages we will focus on are children Remember…….

Young Children Prefer: Sites that are: Colorful Quick to Load Interactive Musical Pictorial Also visit: eboard.com an online site for teachers to set up a class bulletin board **no HTML required

For “TOTS” Remember: TTalking Books and Characters O Offer activities with cause and effect T Totality of Learning Styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic)

Early Childhood Software Apple 11 and compatibles Animal Alphabet and Other Things (McGraw - Hill Media) Color Me (Mindscape Educational Software) Counting Critters (MECC) Easy Street (MindPlay) Explore-a-Story Series (D.C. Health & Co.) Mask Parade (Queue, Inc.) Muppetville (Sunburst Communications, Inc.) Observation And Classification (Hartley Courseware, Inc.) Picture Chompers (MECC)

Early Childhood Software For IBM and Compatibles Color Me (Mindscape Educational Software) Kid’s Stuff (Stone & Assoc.) Mask Parade (Queue, Inc.) Math and Me (Davidson and Assoc.) Mixed-Up Mother Goose (Sierra on-line) Muppets On Stage (Sunburst Communications, Inc.) Number Farm (DLM) The Playroom (BroderbundSoftware)

Early Childhood Software For Macintosh KidsTime (Great Wave Software) Mighty Math Carnival Countdown (Edmark) The Playroom (BroderbundSoftware) Storybook Weaver Apple Early Childhood Education Bundle The Backyard Bailey’s Book House Millie’s Math House A Silly, Noisy House Kid Pix Thinkin’ Things Easy Street McGee and Me

Early Childhood Resources

Internet Activities Go to the Website: Select the letter “E” at the top of the page. Find a gray animal with a ph in its name. Draw this animal on your paper. Select the letter “S” at the top of the page. Find a small garden friend with an ai in its name. Draw this animal on your paper. Select the letter “A” at the top of the page. Find a picture of something you would see at the zoo. Draw this on your paper.

Internet Activities Go to the website: Click on the picture of Taylor Rabbit, Select read my story. Click on Let’s start reading! to begin the book. Draw a picture of where you think Taylor Rabbit would eat for breakfast.

Internet Activities Click on the following website: Click on More Fun!, then My Many Colored Days Select What Color Are Your Days? Read the poem about feeling like different colors. Tell your friend how the person who wrote the poem feels on: yellow days and blue days

Internet Activities Point your mouse to this website: Click on the Choose colors to add to the pictures of Theodore.

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