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Making Sense of Technology with Infants and Toddlers
Image courtesy of United Way Miami-Dade If you missed the Early Childhood Investigations webinar with Rachel Barr of Georgetown University and Claire Lerner of Zero to Three, be sure to check it out...
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Prekindergarten teacher Yeliz Zurawic talks about how she integrates technology in her classroom environment along with her approach to selecting content for the different technologies in this TEC...
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Erikson Alumnus Talks About Early Childhood and Technology
Image courtesy of Tech for the Early Years Erikson on Children features Catherine Cook School Director of Education Technology and TEC Center friend Brian Puerling on his leadership in the field of...
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Join me for a very special conversation
“Computers can be useful machines, especially when they help people communicate in caring ways with each other…” from Dear Mister Rogers, Does It Ever Rain in Your Neighborhood? Letters to Mr. Rogers,...
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Include Blogging in Your Classroom
Image courtesy of Ms. Eileen Bishop, Burley Elementary School Do you want to start using blogging in your classroom, but are unsure of the tools to use or how to get started? If you need some help,...
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The Mediatrician Talks About Mindful Media Use
Image courtesy of Center on Media and Child Health, Boston Children’s Hospital In this Center on Media and Child Health, Mediatrician Michael Rich, MD, MPH encourages us to make “Mindful Media Use in...
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Choosing Learning-Based Apps for Young Children
Image courtesy of Ms. Erin Stanfill, Burley Elementary School In this NAEYC blog post “How to Find Educational Apps”, Kyle Snow, Ph.D. gives guidance for selecting education apps for young children...
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New Media Training for Library Professionals
Image courtesy of LIttle eLit Little eLit publishes chapter 8 of its ebook Young Children, New Media and Libraries titled “Tech Savvy Library Professionals” by Jennifer Hopwood of Southern Maryland...
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Reframing the Question Around Screen Time
Image courtesy of Ravenswood Elementary School Co-founder of CyberWise.org and Founder CyberCivics.com Diana Graber encourages us to reframe our questions about “screen time” in the Huffington Post...
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Connecting Coding Concepts and Early Literacy
Image courtesy of the Association for Library Services to Children Children’s Librarian at Los Angeles Public Library Brooke Sheets describes how she integrates coding in storytime for preschoolers in...
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Seeing the “Special” in Everyone
Junlei Li, Professor and Co-Director of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media at Saint Vincent College, draws parallels between Fred Rogers and David McCullough Jr., teacher...
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Tips for Incorporating Technology in the Classroom
Image courtesy of Ms. Erin Stanfill, Burley Elementary School Edutopia curates a list of articles and other resources to help teachers effectively and intentionally use technology in the classroom in...
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Pinterest for Educators
Image courtesy of Pinterest If you’ve considered using Pinterest for your own professional growth, take time to review’s Edudemic’s post “The Educator’s Guide to Pinterest” by Sarah Muthler. In her...
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New Initiative About Diversity in Children’s Apps
Are you looking for ways to support diversity in children’s interactive media? Join TEC Center Program Coordinator Amanda Armstrong and other academics, creatives, and educators in the new initiative...
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Guidebook for Using New Media in Libraries
Image courtesy of Little eLit Little eLit has released the full ebook Young Children, New Media, and Libraries: A Guide for Incorporating New Media into Library Collections, Services, and Programs for...
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Choosing Between Open-Ended and Single-Action Digital Playthings
Image courtesy of Ravenswood Elementary School In this Fred Rogers Center blog piece “Open-Ended Versus Single-Action Play in the Digital World”, Michael Robb, Ph.D. and Junlei Li, P.D. converse about...
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Final Blog Post from Little eLit
Image courtesy of Ravenswood Elementary School Our friends at Little eLit have published their last blog post. For the past 2 years, their site has been a crowd-sourced online community, where...
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Advice to Help Parents Manage Their Tech Use
Image courtesy of Shutterstock In this Common Sense Media parent blog, Caroline Knorr gives parents tips to mediate their own technology behavior in the post “5 Ways to Save Yourself from Device...
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Connecting with Educators Using Online Tools
Image courtesy of Tech for the Early Years Amanda Ronan gives teachers ideas of technology tools to use for connection and collaboration in the Edudemic post “How to Connect With Other Teachers in the...
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TEC Center Updates and Transitions
This summer has been filled with good-byes and welcomes. Today, Amanda Armstrong leaves her position as TEC Center Program Coordinator to begin her doctoral studies at New Mexico State University in...
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