Create a Do-It-Yourself Professional Development Plan Background: According to NAEYC, effective practices involving technology “allow children to explore digital materials in the context of human interactions, with an adult as mediator and co-player” (NAEYC, 2012, p. 1). Technology has changed the socio-cultural environment globally, and we, as educators of young children, need to change how we approach social and emotional support for our children. The perceptions of the effects computers and other technology tools have on social and emotional development of young children may influence the acceptance and use of technology in early care and education settings. This is also true for children with special needs who may benefit from interactive media as well as assistive technologies (AT). Successful technology integration is more than just having technology available. Your technology integration should reflect effective classroom practices. Once you have examined what level of access you have and what possibilities this access affords you, it is time to address your own comfort level with the technology. You can then begin to seek out professional development opportunities online and outside of your current setting to begin to connect with other educators exploring the same challenges and seeking solutions. To complete this assignment Please view the following: Using Technology to Support Young Children's Social and Emotional Development PowerPoint Why Social & Emotional Learning? Selected examples of effective classroom practice involving technology tools and interactive media After reviewing the DIY Professional Development page : Select a minimum of two resources from the Resource Roundup (resources are listed by topic).   Create a four-to five-page paper (not including title and reference pages) that addresses the following: 1. Discuss the technological tools you would like to introduce to the infants and toddler you work with (or will work with in the future). 2. Explain how the selected technological tools will impact the social and emotional development of your selected group. Could this have been achieved without technology? 3. Assess the anticipated steps you must take to ensure that you safely integrate technology while supporting children’s social and emotional development. 4. Analyze whether the integration of technology is feasible based on the ages/stages of the children you will work and the time and resources. Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. In addition to the course text, utilize at least two scholarly sources to support your points. Required Reference Hearron, P. & Hildebrand, V. (2009). Guiding young children. (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson.  http://seltechnology.weebly.com/ http://www.slideshare.net/HatchEarlyLearning/technology-for-social-emotional-development-nhsa-2012 http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/PS_technology_Exampl.

1. Create a Do-It-Yourself Professional Development Plan
Background:
According to NAEYC, effective practices involving technology
“allow children to explore digital materials in the context of
human interactions, with an adult as mediator and co-player”
(NAEYC, 2012, p. 1). Technology has changed the socio-
cultural environment globally, and we, as educators of young
children, need to change how we approach social and emotional
support for our children. The perceptions of the effects
computers and other technology tools have on social and
emotional development of young children may influence the
acceptance and use of technology in early care and education
settings. This is also true for children with special needs who
may benefit from interactive media as well as assistive
technologies (AT).
Successful technology integration is more than just having
technology available. Your technology integration should
reflect effective classroom practices. Once you have examined
what level of access you have and what possibilities this access
affords you, it is time to address your own comfort level with
the technology. You can then begin to seek out professional
development opportunities online and outside of your current
setting to begin to connect with other educators exploring the
same challenges and seeking solutions.
To complete this assignment
Please view the following:
Using Technology to Support Young Children's Social and
Emotional Development PowerPoint

2. Why Social & Emotional Learning?
Selected examples of effective classroom practice involving
technology tools and interactive media
After reviewing the
DIY Professional Development page
:
Select a minimum of two resources from the Resource Roundup
(resources are listed by topic).
Create a four-to five-page paper (not including title and
reference pages)
that addresses the following:
1.
Discuss the technological tools you would like to introduce to
the infants and toddler you work with (or will work with in the
future).
2.
Explain how the selected technological tools will impact the
social and emotional development of your selected group. Could
this have been achieved without technology?
3.
Assess the anticipated steps you must take to ensure that you
safely integrate technology while supporting children’s social
and emotional development.
4.
Analyze whether the integration of technology is feasible based
on the ages/stages of the children you will work and the time

3. and resources.
Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as
outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. In addition to the
course text, utilize at least two scholarly sources to support
your points.
Required Reference
Hearron, P. & Hildebrand, V. (2009).
Guiding young children.
(8th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson.
http://seltechnology.weebly.com/
http://www.slideshare.net/HatchEarlyLearning/technology-for-
social-emotional-development-nhsa-2012
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/PS_technology_Examples.pdf
http://www.edutopia.org/diy-professional-development-
resources
Other References
American Academy of Pediatrics. (November, 2011). Media use
by children younger than 2 years.
Pediatrics 128
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http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/128/5/1040.full
Copple, C., & S. Bredekamp, eds. 2009.
Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood
programs serving children from birth through age 8. (
3rd ed.). Washington, DC: NAEYC.

4. Hearron, P. & Hildebrand, V. (2009).
Guiding young children.
(8th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson.
Maynard, A. E. (2009). What we thought we knew and how we
came to know it: Four decades of cross-cultural research on
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Montessori, M. (1995).
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Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press
Vega, Cecilia., Producer. (2013).
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National Association for the Education of Young Children.
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echnology and interactive media as tools in early childhood
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Piaget, J. (1977). Gruber, H. E.; Voneche, J. J. (eds.)
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