We will look at what research and recommended practices tell us about using digital technologies with young children. Come away with ideas you can use to impact children’s development and imagination through digital storytelling, video recording and playback, and assistive technology.

• Why it’s important to build technological fluency
• How you can expand young children’s access to new content with interactive technology
• How technology offers hands-on, engaging, and appropriate additions to the classroom curriculum

To see more on this topic, check out these resources:

• Fostering Children’s Thinking Skills
• Making Learning Meaningful
• Technology and Young Children

While anyone is welcome to participate in these webinars, they are specifically designed to meet the unique demands of Head Start teachers.

There is no need to pre-register. On the day of the webinar, select this link to join: http://teachertime.org/

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What are the children in your class doing? You can share ideas with other Head Start teachers across the country. Just email ncqtl@uw.edu with a photo, lesson plan, or activity that you’d like us to include in a future Teacher Time webinar. Be sure not to include children or adults in the photos, for confidentiality reasons.

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