Early Childhood Technology

I did all the work for my workshop presentation and then I came home and I’ve practically avoided all technology for two weeks. 
Diagnosis: A mild case of techno burnout.
It can be great, practical and timesaving.  It can also be a black hole for my time.So now I am looking for my happy medium. 
My [...]

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I was chatting with my girlfriend yesterday and telling her how my web/technology knowledge has tripled in just the past six months.  Now that I’m not taking any grad classes, now can I fill up my time questing for knowledge.  I shared with her about my webpage, my new blog, my nings and how much [...]

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The Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children conference is over and I’ve had the weekend to pull my thoughts together.
First:  Although I enjoyed the conference and gleaned some new ideas for my classroom, I was disappointed.  The last time I attended four years ago, there were quite a few workshops geared for kindergarteners [...]

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“Technology won’t replace teachers. But, those teachers that use technology in their classrooms will replace those teachers that don’t.”
http://teachers20.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=598604%3ATopic%3A2439
Day one – MiAEYC ConferenceI am thrilled to be here, and I’m feeling very relaxed now that my presentation is over. Today I presented my early childhood technology presentation. I think it went well. Ultimately, besides sharing [...]

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Is there ever enough time in the day?  Of course not!  Today is an incredibly busy day for me.  I have things I need to do before I leave for my conference tomorrow  at home – I’m taking my husband and kids with me for a mini vacation so I have to pack for me [...]

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I love technology.  I love using it.  I love finding ways to incorporate it into my kindergarten classroom.  I have a privilege of working in a school with small class sizes and lots of technology.  My students love their two tech times with the tech teacher each week, but they really have tech time daily [...]

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