Technology Drop-in Slides The following slides were developed in coordination with the additional strand to core curriculum to address the need of supporting Developmentally Appropriate Use of Technology in ECE classrooms. They are intended to be used in combination with other modules. 4/8/2019 2013 California Department of Education (CDE) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

Increasing literacy demands When educators appropriately integrate technology and interactive media into their classrooms, equity and access are addressed by providing opportunities for all children to participate and learn. NAEYC Fred Rogers Joint Positions Statement. Increasing literacy demands Current difficulties in reading largely originate from rising demands for literacy, not from declining absolute levels of literacy. In a technological society, the demands for higher literacy are ever increasing, creating more grievous consequences for those who fall short. 4/8/2019 2013 California Department of Education (CDE) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

What technology and media do you use in your program? Chart responses to create a list Let’s Chart Together 4/8/2019 2013 California Department of Education (CDE) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

An expanding world of technology NON- Interactive Media Interactive Media Videos DVDs Computers Tablets Touch screens Whiteboards Mobile devices Digital cameras DVDs and music players interactive media refers to digital and analog materials, including software programs, applications (apps), broadcast and streaming media, some children’s television programming, e-books, the Internet, and other forms of content designed to facilitate active and creative use by young children and to encourage social engagement with other children and adults. NAEYC-Fred Rogers-Erikson Position Statement 2012 Non-interactive media include certain television programs, videos, DVDs, and streaming media now available on a variety of screens. Non-interactive technology tools and media and description of effective and appropriate use in this statement unless they are used in ways that promote active engagement and interactions. Non-interactive media can lead to passive viewing and over-exposure to screen time for young children and are not substitutes for interactive and engaging uses of digital media or for interactions with adults and other children. 4/8/2019 2013 California Department of Education (CDE) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

How “techie” are you? On a scale of 0-60… Think about how “techie” you are on a scale of 1-10? How “techie” are you? 4/8/2019 2013 California Department of Education (CDE) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

Digital Literacy Encompasses both technology and media literacy The pace of change is so rapid that society is experiencing a disruption almost as significant as when there was a shift from oral language to print literacy, and again when the printing press expanded access to books and the printed word. The shift to new media literacy's and the need for digital literacy that encompasses both technology and media literacy will continue to shape the world in which young children are developing and learning (Linebarger & Piotrowski 2009; Flewitt 2011; Alper n.d.). -Digital citizenship is an important part of digital literacy for young children. Digital citizenship in the context of early childhood programs refers to the need for adults to help children develop an emerging understanding of the use, misuse, and abuse of technology and the norms of appropriate, responsible, and ethical behaviors related to online rights, roles, identity, safety, security, and communication. Encompasses both technology and media literacy Is an important ability for both children and adults Has a rapidly increasing need 4/8/2019 2013 California Department of Education (CDE) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

Digital Literacy Young children need opportunities to develop the early “technology-handling” skills associated with early digital literacy that are akin to the “book-handling” (National Institute for Literacy 2008) Young children need opportunities to develop the early “technology-handling” skills associated with early digital literacy that are akin to the “book-handling” skills associated with early literacy development. (National Institute for Literacy 2008) 4/8/2019 2013 California Department of Education (CDE) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

The following slides can be used with different domain trainings as a moment of reflection with environment and technology. They are not meant to be used all together. 4/8/2019 2013 California Department of Education (CDE) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

What might be an appropriate use of technology to expand this experience? Use in literacy trainings in combination with other technology slides above. Use handout, “Selected Examples of Effective Classroom Practice Involving Technology Tools and Interactive Media,” for more ideas. 4/8/2019 2013 California Department of Education (CDE) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

Use in math trainings in combination with other technology slides above. Use handout, “Selected Examples of Effective Classroom Practice Involving Technology Tools and Interactive Media,” for more ideas. • Capture photos of block buildings or artwork that children have created; videotape dramatic play to replay for children. What might be an appropriate use of technology to expand this experience? 4/8/2019 2013 California Department of Education (CDE) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

What might be an appropriate use of technology to expand this experience? 4/8/2019 2013 California Department of Education (CDE) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

What might be an appropriate use of technology to expand this experience? 4/8/2019 2013 California Department of Education (CDE) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

Your Perfect World Close your eyes and imagine your classroom environment Think about the amazing opportunities for _______ (TRAINER CHOOSE Focus Domain i.e., Literacy, Math, or Specific Strand Phonological Awareness, Number Sense) What forms of technology do you see? How are the children engaging with them? What forms of technology can you add to enhance the child engagement and experience? Use this debrief slide in combination with other technology slides OR Use this debrief slide with the Environments and Materials activity used to embed framework strategies. 4/8/2019 2013 California Department of Education (CDE) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)