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Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years: Tools for Teaching and Learning
A Co-Publication of Routledge and NAEYC
Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years offers early childhood teacher educators, professional development providers, and early childhood educators in pre-service, in-service, and continuing education settings a thought-provoking guide to effective, appropriate, and intentional use of technology with young children. This book provides strategies, theoretical frameworks, links to research evidence, descriptions of best practice, and resources to develop essential digital literacy knowledge, skills and experiences for early childhood educators in the digital age.
Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years puts educators right at the intersections of child development, early learning, developmentally appropriate practice, early childhood teaching practices, children’s media research, teacher education, and professional development practices. The book is based on current research, promising programs and practices, and a set of best practices for teaching with technology in early childhood education that are based on the NAEYC/FRC Position Statement on Technology and Interactive Media and the Fred Rogers Center Framework for Quality in Children’s Digital Media. Pedagogical principles, classroom practices, and teaching strategies are presented in a practical, straightforward way informed by child development theory, developmentally appropriate practice, and research on effective, appropriate, and intentional use of technology in early childhood settings. A companion website ( provides additional resources and links to further illustrate principles and best practices for teaching and learning in the digital age.
Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years offers early childhood teacher educators, professional development providers, and early childhood educators in pre-service, in-service, and continuing education settings a thought-provoking guide to effective, appropriate, and intentional use of technology with young children. This book provides strategies, theoretical frameworks, links to research evidence, descriptions of best practice, and resources to develop essential digital literacy knowledge, skills and experiences for early childhood educators in the digital age.
Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years puts educators right at the intersections of child development, early learning, developmentally appropriate practice, early childhood teaching practices, children’s media research, teacher education, and professional development practices. The book is based on current research, promising programs and practices, and a set of best practices for teaching with technology in early childhood education that are based on the NAEYC/FRC Position Statement on Technology and Interactive Media and the Fred Rogers Center Framework for Quality in Children’s Digital Media. Pedagogical principles, classroom practices, and teaching strategies are presented in a practical, straightforward way informed by child development theory, developmentally appropriate practice, and research on effective, appropriate, and intentional use of technology in early childhood settings. A companion website ( provides additional resources and links to further illustrate principles and best practices for teaching and learning in the digital age.
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492 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2014
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April 28, 2018
Top-Notch Guidance for Tech at Early Childhood Level
If you are an early childhood educator or administrator, this book will give you excellent guidance in all areas relating to technology at this level. Realistic, research-based ideas in working with families, staff, students and colleagues to improve student outcomes in technology. Foundational to this book is the Technology and Interactive Media Position Statement created by NAEYC and the Fred Rogers Center. If you want to understand the best direction for tech in EC, this is one of the best resources right now.
If you are an early childhood educator or administrator, this book will give you excellent guidance in all areas relating to technology at this level. Realistic, research-based ideas in working with families, staff, students and colleagues to improve student outcomes in technology. Foundational to this book is the Technology and Interactive Media Position Statement created by NAEYC and the Fred Rogers Center. If you want to understand the best direction for tech in EC, this is one of the best resources right now.
July 11, 2022
Filling with great resources and places to learn more for your students!
The beginning of the book seemed unnecessary repetitive but the resources make up for it
The beginning of the book seemed unnecessary repetitive but the resources make up for it
March 9, 2015
I appreciated the approach in this book of using technology as a tool and balancing it with developmentally appropriate practice. I also liked how it gave a lot of practical ideas and resources. The book addresses using technology with students, but also in communicating with parents and setting up professional learning communities.
At times, it seemed repetitive, but I think that was because any of the chapters could be read as a stand-alone.
At times, it seemed repetitive, but I think that was because any of the chapters could be read as a stand-alone.
July 25, 2018
I loved this
It’s a collection of well written articles and well aligned to the Fred rogers center and NAEYC position statement on technology usage that’s intentional and appropriate
Connection with robotics was especially useful to me
I’d highly recommend this
It’s a collection of well written articles and well aligned to the Fred rogers center and NAEYC position statement on technology usage that’s intentional and appropriate
Connection with robotics was especially useful to me
I’d highly recommend this
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