Digital Play in Early Childhood

Mona Sakr is lecturer in education and early childhood with a special interest in children's art-making, play, and pedagogy. She joined Middlesex University in 2014 from the Institute of Education, where she was a research officer on a project looking at embodiment in digital learning environments. She earned her PhD in Education and Psychology from Oxford Brookes University, with a thesis which focused on children's digital art-making practices and the integration of digital art-making into the early years classroom.

Chapter 1: Digital Technologies and Social Interaction Chapter 2: Physical Engagement with Digital Technologies Chapter 3: Imagination in Digital Environments Chapter 4: Information Literacy as part of Digital Play Chapter 5: Managing Attention in Digital Environments Chapter 6: Outdoor Play with Digital Technologies Chapter 7: Digital Technologies and Sensory Experience Chapter 8: Sense of Self in Digital Play Chapter 9: Digital Play in Context

This book offers a challenging insight into the role of technology in the lives of young children. It presents balanced perspectives on a wide range of cutting edge issues and supports the reader in deepening their understanding through reflection and selected international research. -- Jill Dunn This is an innovative, timely publication that will appeal to students with an interest in Early Childhood Education. It explores issues surrounding digital play through theoretical ideas, research studies and engaging, authentic examples. Readers are invited to carry out reflective activities, with reference to their experience. I thoroughly recommend this book. -- Janice Watson