Instructional Technology for Early Childhood Education

Instructional Technology for Early Childhood Education
Using instructional design, visual design, and differentiated staffing principles, along with multimedia authoring systems, telecommunication, and other computer-based tools in the development of educational applications for early childhood, elementary, and special education settings.
IP&T
287
 Hours2.0 Credit, 2.0 Lecture, Arr Lab
 PrerequisitesNone
 TaughtFall, Winter
 ProgramsContaining IP&T 287
Course Outcomes

1. TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY

Students will increase their familiarity with and ability to use a wide range of educational technologies.

2. DISPOSITIONS TOWARD EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Students will develop positive dispositions towards using educational technologies that can help improve student learning.

4. TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS

Students will strengthen their knowledge of technologies and teaching methods that can be used effectively with with young children in the K-2 elementary grades.

3. EFFECTIVE CONTENT-SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION

Student will strengthen their knowledge of ways to use technology in teaching core content areas (fine arts, language arts, math, science, & social studies) that lead to improved effectiveness, engagement, and/or efficiency.

5. ETHICAL AND SAFE USE OF TECHNOLOGY

Students will understand basic issues related to internet safety for children and create lessons that help children have positive, safe experiences with online technologies. Students will follow fairuse guidelines as they incorporate digital media into their teaching.