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Childhood Education

2003 Volume 79, Number 5

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Number of articles: 11

  1. Global Perspectives on Educational Technology: Trends and Issues

    Sudha Swaminathan & Nicola Yelland

    World-wide incorporation of new technologies into the classroom has revealed many common issues. These include the following: governments link educational technology to their country's stature;... More

    pp. 258-60

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  2. Integrating New Technologies in UK Classrooms: Lessons for Teachers from Early Years Practitioners

    Liz Brooker

    Notes that rapid introduction of information and communication technologies in United Kingdom schools, along with government-mandated curriculum requirements, has not been matched by growth in... More

    pp. 261-67

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  3. Voices and Implementation of Information Technology in an Elementary School Classroom: A Hong Kong Case Study

    Ming-Yan Ngan, Chi-Kin John Lee & Ramsey D. Koo

    A case study of an elementary school in Hong Kong found students benefit most when provided many opportunities to use information technologies (IT). Teachers' attitudes influence students'... More

    pp. 268-75

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  4. Learning through ICT in Swedish Early Childhood Education from a Pedagogical Perspective of Quality

    Sonja Sheridan & Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson

    Examines the critical role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Swedish early childhood classrooms. Suggests that for children to become skillful users of ICT, equipment and a... More

    pp. 276-82

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  5. Promoting IT in Childhood Education: How Singapore Prepares for a Different Future

    Alice Seng SeokHoon

    Describes the components of Singapore's Masterplan for Information Technology (IT) in Education, which lays out a comprehensive strategy for creating an IT-based teaching and learning environment... More

    pp. 283-86

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  6. Information and Communication Technologies in Finnish Early Childhood Environments

    Marja Kankaanranta & Marjatta Kangassalo

    Describes the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Finnish early childhood environments from three perspectives. Examines Finnish national policies on the use of ICT;... More

    pp. 287-92

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  7. ICT and Numeracy in the Knowledge Era: Creating Contexts for New Understandings

    Anna Kilderry, Nicola Yelland, Vicky Lazaridis & Silvana Dragicevic

    Drawing on the experience of two first-year classrooms in Melbourne, Australia, this article explores numeracy learning within an information and communication technology (ICT) environment.... More

    pp. 293-98

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  8. Teleconferencing across Borders: Promoting Literacy--and More--in the Elementary Grades

    Judit Szente

    Chronicles the experiences of teachers and elementary students from the United States and Costa Rica as they participated in a videoconferencing project, initiated by Costa Rican students and made ... More

    pp. 299-306

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  9. Computers for Young Children in India

    Vidya Thirumurthy & Nithya Sundaram

    Explores issues related to the use of technology in Indian schools, drawing on information from a variety of sources, such as interviews with parents and teachers, school visits, government... More

    pp. 307-13

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  10. Safety in the Cybervillage: Some Guidelines for Teachers and Parents

    Larry L. Burriss

    Details seven ways adults can ensure children's safety on the Internet: become familiar with the Internet community; learn how the Internet works; identify quality sites; learn what sites to avoid;... More

    pp. 318-19

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  11. Using Technology in the Classroom To Foster Student Learning

    Bernard Cesarone

    Summarizes ERIC documents and journal articles and highlights World Wide Web resources that discuss uses of technology in the elementary school classroom to foster student learning. (TJQ) More

    pp. 329-31

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