Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in six preschools in Iceland

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in
six preschools in Iceland

• NERA 2004
• Kristín Norðdahl
• Svala Jónsdóttir
• 12. march 2004

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Research questions

• What inspired teachers to begin to use ICT in the
  preschools?
• How did they begin to use ICT in the preschools?
• What do the teachers see as the advantages and
  disadvantage in using ICT in preschool education
• What kind of support does personnel that will
  start to use ICT in the preschool need?
• How do teachers use ICT in their work?
• How do teachers use ICT with children?

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Research methods

• Selection of preschools
• Preschools that have shown interest in using ICT
• Data collecting methods
• Interview with teachers
• Field studies in the preschools
• Material concerning use of ICT in the preschools
  examined

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Advantages and disadvantages according to the
teachers

• Advantages of using ICT in preschool
• Children gain computer ability
• Make childrens access to computers equal
• Good for childrens coordination of eyes and hands
  
• One more toy for children from which they can
  learn different things
• Possiblity to work on tasks in diverse ways
• New way to communicate with other people
• Gain informations via internet to use in divers
  projects

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Advantages and disadvantages according to the
teachers

• Disadvantages in using ICT in preschool
• Expensive and fragile equipment likely to break
  down
• The software available is not in agreement with
  ideas on preeschool pedagogy
• Other issues in preschool more important
• Possible risks ?
• Children spend to much time working on computers
• Some children take over the computerwork
• Bad physical position when working on computers
• Seeing the computer as something of greater og
  less importance than other things in preschool

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Computerization in the preschools

• Inspiration
• Support
• Policy
• Involvement of the personnel
• The personell skills and education

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Personnel using ICT

• In preparing the work with children
• In description of the childrens work
• Internet
• In parents cooperation
• E - mail
• Making the work of the children visible for
  others
• The school website

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Using ICT with children

• The location of computers
• The childrens cooperation
• Gender differences

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Childrens work in the Computer

• To use ICT to learn and play
• To use ICT as a tool to create things

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Childrens work in the Computer

• To use ICT as a tool
• Drawing in computers
• Integration
• Story making
• Written guides

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Equipment connected to the computer

• Printers
• Microphones
• Scanners
• Digital cameras
• Video cameras
• CD-writers
• Microscopes
• Web eyes

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Childrens use of ICT for communication and
gaining information

• E-mail
• Children send e-mail
• to their parents from the preschool
• to other children in the preschool
• to the preschool from home or holidays
• Parents or other familymembers send
• e-mail to the children in the preschool

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Childrens use of ICT for communication and
gaining information

• Worldwide communication project - Kidlink
• Who am I?
• Dictionary
• Jigsaw puzzle
• Website with games
• Information on the Internet

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What do children gain from using ICT in preschool?

• Make childrens access to ICT equal
• Children learn how to use ICT in diverse ways
• Children communicate and help each other when
  using ICT
• Using ICT can promote childrens reading and
  writing skills
• ICT can give children glimpse of other childrens
  live, culture and environment