Educational Technology

June 10, 2012

Wired, but inspired? Educators differ about the role technology should play in early learning

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By RICHARD WATTS, Times Colonist

Computers are now a fact of life in classrooms, from kindergarten to high school graduation, but preschools continue to provide kids a refuge from technology. While school districts such as Greater Victoria embrace information technology from laptops to smart boards, the nursery school is still seen as a place where interaction, play and personal exploration are paramount. “I would never bring technology into the classroom,” said Gail Atkins, an early-childhood educator at the co-operative Strawberry Vale Preschool. “We are a play-based centre and our philosophy is very strong that children learn through play and interaction with their peers. “Children need to learn to share and co-operate and talk and explore the little things in life, like the bugs and the leaves and what’s happening all around them.”

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Wired+inspired/6719860/story.html

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