Early Childhood Technology

I’m moving on up . . . to the first grade.  I’ve spent the last six years very happily entrenched in the world of the kindergartener.  I really didn’t want to move.  I don’t particularly like change.  Then again, I am so delighted to have a job – working in a private school in Michigan, [...]

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I came across a blog post by G. Steve McCallum that really peaked my interest and made me want to explore the topic more.  Along with discussing the early childhood IT possibilities he brought up the security issues that we are forced to deal with in this day and age.
I suppose I have not put [...]

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I find myself with a totally different kind of school year.  Wonderful, but somewhat technology limited so far.  This year I team teach with another K teacher.  You would think that it would give us extra time, but actually, it does the opposite.  Strange, yet true.
 
Daily, as I log onto my computer, I see my [...]

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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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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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