Child Development and the Use of Technology

Children experience technology in both formal and informal settings as they grow and develop. Despite research indicating the benefits of technology in early childhood education the gap between parents teachers and children continues to grow as our new generation of children enters early childhood classrooms. Child Development and the Use of Technology: Perspectives Applications and Experiences addresses major issues regarding technology for young children providing a holistic portrait of technology and early childhood education from the views of practitioners in early childhood education instructional design technology special education and mathematics and science education. Consisting of fifteen chapters developed by multidisciplinary teams this book includes information advice and resources from practitioners professionals and university faculty engaged in early childhood education and instructional design technology.