Digital Technologies and Learning in the Early Years

Lorna Arnott is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Early Years in the School of Education, University of Strathclyde. Lorna's main area of interest is in children's early play experiences particularly in relation to technologies, social and creative play. She also has a keen interest in research methodologies, with a specialist focus on consulting with children and methods derived from pedagogy. Lorna is the convener for the Digital Childhoods, STEM and Multimodality Special Interest Group as part of the European Early Childhood Educational Research Association and is the Deputy Editor for the International Journal of Early Years Education and Assistant Editor for the Journal of Early Childhood Research.

Part 1: The Early Years Technological Landscape Chapter 1: Framing Technological Experiences in the Early Years - Lorna Arnott Chapter 2: Children's Technological Learning Journeys - Eleni Karagiannidou Chapter 3: Re-imagining Play with New Technologies - Nicola Yelland and Caja Gilbert Part 2: Children's Technological Experiences Chapter 4: Creative and Dramatic Play with Technologies - Lorna Arnott, Pauline Duncan and Deirdre Grogan Chapter 5: Technology in Outdoor Play - Kelly Johnston and Kate Highfield Chapter 6: Young Children Developing Literacy and Numeracy Skills with Technology - Rachael Levy and Nathalie Sinclair Chapter 7: Under 3s and Technology - Jane O'Connor Part 3 - Supporting Playful Pedagogies with Technologies Chapter 8: Children's Responses to Working and Non-Working Digital technologies - Jo Bird Chapter 9: Digital Pedagogy: How teachers Support Digital Play in the Early Years - Marilyn Fleer Chapter 10: Technologies, Child-Centred Practice and Listening to Children - Susan Danby

Young children are exposed to a digital world from the moment they are born and each generation will grow up in an environment different from their parents and more so their grandparents. So technology will influence their lives whether we like it or not and we need to ensure their experiences are both positive and informative. Using case studies from around the world, this book will broaden your understanding of what technology is and how it can be used. -- Neil Henty