General Guidelines for iPad Use in the Early Childhood Classroom
- Become familiar with the abilities and tools of the iPad including some applications that you may use in the classroom. Early childhood educators advocate playing to learn. Here is your chance to do just that. Give yourself permission to explore and play.
- Engage with children as they are using the iPad. It is the interaction, guidance, and support of the teacher that will make a difference in successfully integrating the iPad into the classroom environment.
- Be sure the iPad learning activities meet the individual learning needs of your students.
- Use the iPad in planned and intentional ways that support your program's overall learning goals and mission.
Additional Suggested Readings:
National Association for the Education of Young Children and Fred Rogers Center for Early
Learning and Children’s Media. (2012, January). Technology and interactive media as tools in early childhood programs
serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/content/technology-and-young-children
Parette, H. and Blum, C. (2013). Instructional technology in early childhood: Teaching in the digital age. Baltimore, MD:
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Simon, F. and Nemeth, K. (2012). Digital decisions: Choosing the right technology tools for
early childhood education. Lewisville, NC: Gryphon House. Kindle version.
Guideline Resources:
Davies, Randall. (2011). A Framework for Evaluating Educational Technology Integration.
TechTrends 55(5), 45-52.
Guernsey, L., Levine, M., Chiong, C., and M. Severns. (2013). Pioneering literacy in the digital
wild west: Empowering parents and educators. The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. Retrieved from:
http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/publications/
Lieberman, D. A., Fisk, M., & Biely, E. (2009). Digital Games for Young Children Ages Three to
Six: From Research to Design. Computers In The Schools, 26(4), 299-313.
Shinsky, E., & Stevens, H. (2011). Teaching in education leadership using web 2.0 applications:
Perspectives on what works. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 6(5), 195-215.