Giving iPads to Kindergartners
The
article “Giving iPads to Kindergartners” discusses the recent movement of
allowing Pre-K and Kindergartners to use iPads. The article gives several real
life examples where iPads have been introduced and used by pre-K and kindergartners.
The article gives several examples of apps that are educational and appropriate
from the pre-K to kindergartner age range including: iDiary, ScootPad, and
Jumpstart. The article also provides tips to follow when using iPads with children.
The
article “Giving iPads to Kindergartners” provides a very small amount of
information concerning technology (iPads in this case) and how to use it with
small children. I have a 3 year old cousin and she loves nothing more than
playing educational games on my smartphone. The entire time she is engaged,
excited, and to top it off learning something! Every time she was playing the
games (apps) I was closely monitoring her and asking her questions. In a
classroom of 20-30 kindergartners it would be impossible to monitor their usage
closely all at one time. However, I think the iPad could be used in a station
routine, where only a handful of students are using iPads at a time. There are
also many other things that would need to be sorted out before introduction
iPads to kindergartners. Anyone (teacher or parent) who is planning on
introducing an iPad to a young child need to do a lot of research and planning beforehand!
Overall, I think the use of iPads could be a very positive educational experience,
when done right!
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