High-tech tots : childhood in a digital world

• Other Authors: Berson, Ilene R. (Editor), Berson, Michael J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, [2010]
• Series: Research in global child advocacy (Unnumbered)
• Subjects: Computers and children.; Children > Effect of technological innovations on.; Mass media and children.; Mass media and globalization.; Digital communications.; Education > Computers & Technology.; Childrens, Teenage general interest: Computing and Information Technology.; Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL); elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806617616
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-011-5
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 278 pages) : illustrations

Young children are coming of age surrounded by information and communication technology (ICT). ICT is a prominent force in their lives, and working with ICT can stimulate students intellectually, incite their creativity, and challenge them to apply developmentally appropriate inquiry approaches that...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction to high tech tots: Childhood in a digital world / Ilene R. Berson and Michael J. Berson
• Chapter 2. New technologies, playful experiences, and multimodal learning / Nicola Yelland
• Chapter 3. Young children's technology experiences in multiple contexts: Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory reconsidered / X. Christine Wang, Ilene R. Berson, Candace Jaruszewicz, Lynn Hartle, and Dina Rosen
• Chapter 4. Tangible programming in early childhood: Revisiting developmental assumptions through new technologies / Marina Umaschi Bers and Michael S. Horn
• Chapter 5. Developing a cybersafety program for early childhood education: A new zealand case study / Richard Beach
• Chapter 6. Hector's world: Educating young children about life online / Liz Butterfield
• Chapter 7. Is social networking the new online playground for young children? A study of rate profiles in Estonia / Andra Siibak and Kadri Ugur
• Chapter 8. Youth protection online: Joint efforts are needed / Jutta Croll and Katharina Kunze
• Chapter 9. Children and the janusfaced internet: Social policy implications for mauritius as a developing country case study / Komalsingh Rambaree
• Chapter 10. Childhood, cell phones, and health / Richard Chalfen
• Chapter 11. The one laptop per child project and the problems of technology-led educational development / Marcus Leaning
• Chapter 12. Webkinz as consumerist discourse: A critical ideological analysis / Charlie Dellinger-Pate and Rosemarie J. Conforti
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