1st Edition
iPads in the Early Years Developing literacy and creativity
Introduction 1. Literacy and Digital Culture in the Early Years Dooley and Dezuanni 2. Arts Education and iPads in the Early Years Gattenhof and Dezuanni 3. Drawing and Writing on the Screen Knight and Dooley 4. Digital Media Literacies in the Early Years Dezuanni and Gattenhof 5. Drama, Storymaking and iPads in the Early Years Gattenhof and Dezuanni 6. Visual Arts Learning With iPads Knight and Dooley 7. In and Out of Preschool Learning with iPads Dooley and Gattenhof 8. Networking iPads into Preschool Spaces Dezuanni and Knight Conclusion
Biography
Michael Dezuanni is Deputy Director of the Children and Youth Research Centre, and a Senior Lecturer in the Creative Industries Faculty and Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Karen Dooley is Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Sandra Gattenhof is Associate Professor and Head of Drama in the Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Linda Knight is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
"This is essential reading for researchers, research students and teacher educators focusing on the early years, as well as those with an interest in the role of ICTs, and particularly tablet computers, in education"- Martine Horvath, Early Years Educator, May 2015
"Underlying the writing is reference to theory and pedagogical approaches. The authors present an honest account of the challenges of the research, discussing how adaptations to teaching were made/needed but also reporting the opportunities it created, which would not have been as accessible or possible without the use of iPads. The book concludes with five ‘digital basics’ to help people design learning for children. " - Dr Anna Mary Cooper, University of Salford, The Psychologist
