This document summarizes Thailand's computer tablet policy for primary school students and discusses related child development issues. The policy aims to provide one tablet per first grade student to allow access to educational materials and a 21st century learning tool. Some child development issues discussed are preparing teachers and students for digital learning, considering pedagogical and cultural differences, and developing educational software and apps. The overall goal is for Thai children to excel as digital natives within the ASEAN Community.

1. Child Development Issues
Related to Thailand’s Computer Tablet Policy
within the ASEAN Community
Connecting with the world
Prepared by
Willard Van De Bogart
for: The ASEAN Scenario Analysis
2015-2020 Conference
Bangkok University May 25, 2012
Web2Thai Foundation

2. The ASEAN Community

3. Thai Society in preparation for the ASEAN
Community
• Branding of Thailand
• Cross-border cooperation
• Sufficiency Economy philosophy
• Understand cultural diversity
• Preserving local way of life
• Develop potential of the people
http://thailand.prd.go.th

4. What is Thailand’s Computer
Tablet Policy?
Provide one tablet
per child to all
prathom 1 students
Allow students to have
access to other
materials
Provide a 21 century
learning tool
PM Yingluck Shinawatra

5. Web2Thai Foundation
Teaching Children English with Tablet Computers
Per Algot Enevoldsen - President
Right; Sven Sprogoe Petersen -Director
2nd right: Amm Chantaplaboon – Teacher Trainer
3rd right: Willard Van De Bogart

6. Thailand’s Computer Tablet Policy
Lets log in:
www.pressmart.com
Hyderabad, India

7. 1st Who are the stake holders?
• Families of Thailand
• Educational representatives of Thailand
• Teachers of Thailand
• Producers of Thailand
• Thailand as an ASEAN nation member
• Thailand’s Diaspora
2nd What are the objectives?
Cognitive development
Critical Thinking
Knowledge acquisition and management
Associative learning

8. Child Development Issues
• Child Development using
Digital Media
• Preparing teachers and
students
• Pedagogy and Cultural
difference in learning
• Software Development and
the use of apps
• Teaching Thai Children to
excel as digital natives within
the ASEAN Community
Howard Gardner

9. Child Development using digital media
• The Use of Digital Media
• Cognitive development
• Scaffolding
• Student learning
• Digital literacy skills
• Transfer skills

10. Preparing teachers and students
* Teachers learn about apps
* Students explore apps
* Lessons developed with apps
* Parents, teachers, students
collaborate

11. Pedagogy and cultural difference in learning
Lesson plans incorporating apps
Choosing apps for children
www.KinderTown.com

12. Classroom management
Teachers are students – Students are teachers

13. Cultural Differences
• The way kids learn – Is there a Thai way?

14. Software development and the use of apps
Variation
Reward stimulus
Easy interface
Level complexity
Intuitive
Entertaining
Fun

15. Teaching Thai Children to Excel as Digital
Natives in the ASEAN Community
ASEAN Youth Forum – April 2, 2012
Stimulate sharing information, greater access, and
deeper understanding of ASEAN and its origin.

16. Thank you – And go help the children