This is the presentation slides from the 2009 NAEYC Annual Conference held in Washington DC

1. Digital Learners in the Early
Childhood Classroom

2. Jodie Riek
2009 Smart Classrooms ICT
Regional Teacher Award Winner
Digital Pedagogy Coach
Head of Mentoring
EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER
twitter: @mentormadness
email: jriek8@eq.edu.au
blog: http://mentormadness.edublogs.org

3. Smart Classrooms Professional Development Framework
Professional Professional Professional Professional
Values Relationships Knowledge Practice
Level 3 -
Digital Pedagogy
Licence Advanced
Level 2 - Digital Pedagogy Licence
Level 1 - ICT Certificate
http://education.qld.gov.au/smartclassrooms/pdframework/docs/scpd-framework.pdf

5. It’s all about the
journey down the
pathway of
learning!

6. Aint Gonna Hold Us Back!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuVMrMDVnHw

7. Tech Tools for
Teaching and Learning
❖ Word ❖ Podcasting/Vodcasting
❖ Powerpoint/Keynote ❖
Beebots
❖ Quicktime ❖ IWBs
❖ YouTube ❖ Photostory3/MovieMaker
❖ Audacity ❖ Websites
❖ Digital Cameras ❖ Virtual Classrooms
❖ Blogging/Wikis ❖ Wii

8. Where To Start??

9. Start with programs they already
have access to!
Microsoft Office, Audacity,
Photostory3, Movie Maker

10. Word
Word Display Interactive
Processing Templates Forms

11. Word Processing

12. Display
Template

13. Interactive
Form in
Word

14. Powerpoint/Keynote
Image
As Interactive
Lessons Creation Learning Tool
Inspiration
Tool

15. Creating Independent Learning
Lessons using Powerpoint/Keynote

16. An Inspirational Slideshow

17. Image Creation Tool

18. Creating Interactive Menus
using Powerpoint/Keynote

19. YouTube/
TeacherTube
Audacity Quicktime Photostory3 MovieMaker
Podcasting Vodcasting

20. Simple Movies
LOOK
AT ME

21. Simple Movies
Vodcasting

22. Simple Movies

23. Digital Cameras Cameras
should be multi-
Children
should be in
purpose control!
Capturing
Documentation Assessment
Creativity

24. Documentation

25. Assessment

26. Capturing Creativity

27. Children should be in control!
Cameras
should be multi-
purpose

28. Bee-Bots
Directional
Thinking
Language
Cooperative
Programming Activity
(Social Skills)

29. Software
Hands
On Play
Challenges

31. Blogging / Wikis

32. Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs)

33. Award Reveal

34. Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs)

35. Websites
www.starfall.com www.abc.net.au/children/
www.ictgames.com www.kented.org.uk/
mywebspiration.com www.weatherwizkids.com
www.wordle.net kids.direct.gov.uk
www.storylands.com.au
woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/index.html
nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vLibrary.html

36. Virtual Classrooms (VCR)
Blogging Wikis Podcasting
Marketing Showcasing
Play Success

37. Virtual Classroom Key

38. Wii

39. iPod Touch & iPod Nanos

40. iTouch

41. iTouch

42. Positivity Is
Contagious!
• Set the teachers up for
success.
• Reward current knowledge
& skills.
• Encourage sharing and
imparting of knowledge.

43. SHARE IDEAS

44. LEAD THE MOVEMENT!
Lead by example!
Get excited!
Give lots of examples!
Share! Share! Share!
Showcase Success!
Support and Reflect upon stumbles!

45. twitter: @mentormadness
email: jriek8@eq.edu.au
blog: http://mentormadness.edublogs.org
Slides & Notes from this presentation can be found on
the NAEYC Annual Conference site
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Digital Learners in the Early
Childhood Classroom