Teaching Our Digital Kids Hub

The Perth Digi Kids Workshop - Report by Helen Davey

The 2 day Digi-Kids workshop was enjoyed by all participants over the school holidays.  Big thanks to Hanan Harrison and the ANSN (Australian National Schools Network) for presenting, as well as Mary Vajda from ECU for hosting the sessions.  The participants certainly had a good time and came away with an enormous amount of open ended ideas to implement into their classroom next term.

Digi kids Snapshot no.1 - Integrating Technology in the Early Years Classroom

A series of Snapshots is being developed around the experience and practice of teachers in the Digi Kids program. The first in the series looks at Lynda Page’s work on Integrating Technology in the Early Years Classroom.  A teacher for more than 20 years, Lynda works at Coolum Beach State School, in Queensland. She has been a keen participant in the Digi Kids program, which is co-ordinated by Hanan Harrison. In developing the Snapshot, she worked with Keith Redman, Editor of E-News and this Snapshot series.

Technology workshop for early childhood educators

The Australian National Schools Network in conjunction with Edith Cowan University would like to invite early childhood educators within the Perth district to participate in a 2 day Digi-Kids Workshop opportunity.

The hands-on workshop provides opportunity for participants to explore and develop strategies how technology can be integrated through a play based curriculum.

Register for days 3 and 4 of Brisbane Digi-kids workshop

To register for day 3 and 4 of the Digi-Kids Workshop you will need to fax back details using the form available below to our head office on 02 9590 3416.

Bee Bots – Robotics for Young Learners

Winner of the “2006 Education Resources Award” primary ICT category.

 

1 day hands-on workshop where participants:

• Play and explore Bee Bots
• Make resources for future learning experiences that integrate Bee Bots with their curriculum
• Take back to school collective ideas and strategies for implementing Bee Bots as well as their very own Bee Bot (1 per participant) valued at rrp $88

Teaching Our Digital Kids Hub - Adelaide

In 2008 ANSN will be launching a new Hub, aimed at exploring innovative practices in the use of technology, for early childhood educators. The Hub will provide a professional learning opportunity, involving 5 days over 12 months, where participants will explore hands-on strategies, designed to integrate technology into a play-based curriculum, as well as strategies for emergent readers and writers.

Teaching Our Digital Kids

In 2008 ANSN will be launching a new Hub, aimed at exploring innovative practices in the use of technology, for early childhood educators. The Hub will provide a professional learning opportunity, involving 5 days over 12 months, where participants will explore hands-on strategies, designed to integrate technology into a play-based curriculum, as well as strategies for emergent readers and writers.

The introduction of new technologies:New possibilities for early childhood pedagogy

In 2000,IBM invited the Australian National Schools Network to assist in the implementation of the international KidSmart Early Learning Program in Australia.By the end of 2003,more than 300 Young Explorer Units will have been donated to designated early childhood settings serving low socio-economic communities across Australia.This paper will outline some of the results of the case studies undertaken by educators in the participating settings during the first year of the program.The task of integrating the new computers into the early childhood program generated many issues and challenges for educators. Of particular interest were the pedagogical possibilities that emerged through the introduction of new technologies within early childhood settings.