iDocument: How Smartphones and Tablets Are Changing Documentation in Preschool and Primary Classrooms

With the increased prevalence of smartphones, laptops, tablet computers, and other digital technologies, knowledge about and familiarity with the educational uses for these devices is important for early childhood teachers documenting children's learning. Teachers can use smartphones every day...

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Published in:YC young children 2012-05, Vol.67 (3), p.50-57
Main Authors: Parnell, Will, Bartlett, Jackie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Art teachers
Blogs
Children
Computer Uses in Education
Computers
Documentation
Educational Technology
Electronic Publishing
Elementary School Teachers
Elementary Schools
Handheld Devices
Learning
Learning experiences
Mobile devices
Preschool Education
Preschool Teachers
Self Concept
Smartphones
Teacher Competencies
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Technology
Technology and Young Children: New Tools and Strategies and Teachers and Learners
Telecommunications
Video Technology
Web Sites
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Summary:With the increased prevalence of smartphones, laptops, tablet computers, and other digital technologies, knowledge about and familiarity with the educational uses for these devices is important for early childhood teachers documenting children's learning. Teachers can use smartphones every day to take photos, record video and audio, and make notes, then integrate them into daily blogs and online portfolios that parents can access. They can do all of this as the events of the day unfold, saving valuable planning time and giving families a window into their children's learning at school. As an integral part of teaching, this digital documentation process--gathering and reproducing trails and traces of children's learning experiences--is a topic worthy of study. The authors joined together to investigate the question of what digital and technological documentation processes look like in teachers' everyday practices. They hope their collaboration sheds light on the value of technology in documenting children's learning.
ISSN:1538-6619