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Selected Bibliography on Technology & Young Children

Debate on Appropriateness of Technology for Young Children

Review Articles on Technology & ECE

  • Clements, D. H. (1991). Current technology and the early childhood curriculum. In B. Spodek & O. N. Saracho (Eds.), Yearbook in early childhood education, Volume 2: Issues in early childhood curriculum (pp. 106-131). New York: Teachers College Press.
  • Clements, D. H. (1993). Computer technology and early childhood education. In J. L. Roopnarine & J. E. Johnson (Eds.), Approaches to early childhood education (2nd ed.) (2nd ed., pp. 295-316). New York: Merrill.
  • Clements, D. H. (1993). Early education principles and computer practices. In C. G. Hass & F. W. Parkay (Eds.), Curriculum planning: A new approach (6th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Clements, D. H., & Nastasi, B. K. (1992). Computers and early childhood education. In M. Gettinger & S. N. Elliott & T. R. Kratochwill (Eds.), Advances in school psychology: Preschool and early childhood treatment directions (pp. 187-246). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • Hutinger, P., Bell, C., Beard, M., Bond, J., Johanson, J., & Terry, C. (1998). Final Report: The early childhood emergent literacy technology research study. Macomb, IL: Western Illinois University, Macomb Projects.
  • Hutinger, P., Bell, C., Daytner, G., & Johanson, J. (2005). Disseminating and replicating an effective emergent literacy technology curriculum: A final report. Macomb, IL: Western Illinois University, Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood. Available in html: http://www.wiu.edu/thecenter/reports.php or PDF:
    http://www.wiu.edu/thecenter/finalreports/ELiTeCFinalRpt2.pdf
  • Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2002). Learning and teaching with computers in early childhood education. In O. N. Saracho & B. Spodek (Eds.), Contemporary Perspectives in Early Childhood Education (pp. 171-219). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
  • Yelland, N. (1995). Mindstorms or a storm in a teacup? A review of research with Logo. International Journal of Mathematics Education, Science, and Technology, 26(6), 853-869.

Impact of Technology on Children's Cognitive Development

  • Calvert, S. L., Strong, B. L., & Gallagher, L. (2005). Control as an engagement feature for young children's attention to the learning of computer content. American Behavioral Scientist, 48(5), 578-589.
  • Nastasi, B. & Clements, D.H. (1994). Effectance motivation, perceived scholastic competence, and high-order thinking in two cooperative computer environments. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 10, 249-275.
  • Wright & D. D. Shade (Eds.), Young children: Active learners in a technological age. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Impact of Technology on Children's Social Development

  • Buckleitner, W. (2000). Sharing at the computer: Software that promotes socialization and cooperation. Scholastic Early Childhood Today, 6-7.
  • Calvert, S. L. (2002). Identity construction on the Internet. In S. L. Calvert, A. B. Jordan, & R. R. Cocking (Eds.), Children in the digital age: Influences of electronic media on development(pp.57-70). Westport, CT: Praeger.
  • Heft, T., & Swaminathan, S. (2002). The effects of computers on the social behavior of preschoolers. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 16(2), 162-174
  • Freeman, N. K. & Somerindyke, J. (2001). Social play at the computer: Preschoolers scaffold and support peers' computer competence. Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 203-213.
  • Lomangino, A. G., Nicholson, J., & Sulzby, E. (1999). The influence of power relations and social goals on children's collaborative interactions while composing on computers. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 14(2), 197-228.
  • Wang, X. C. & Ching, C. C. (2003). Social construction of computer experience in a first-grade classroom: Social processes and mediating artifacts. Early Education and Development, 14(3), 335-361.

Technology and Content Areas

  • Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2005). Young children and technology: What's appropriate? In W. Masalski, & P. C. Elliott (Eds.), Technology-supported mathematics learning environments: 67th Yearbook(pp. 51-73). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
  • Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2004). Building Blocks for early childhood mathematics. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19, 181-189.
  • Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2002). Building Blocks for young children's mathematical development. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 27(1&2), 93-110.
  • Clements, D. H. (2002). Computers in early childhood mathematics. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 3(2), 160-181.
  • Clements, D. H. (1999). Young children and technology. In G. D. Nelson (Ed.), Dialogue on early childhood science, mathematics, and technology education (pp. 92-105). Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science.
  • Pelletier J., Reeve, R., & Halewood, C. (2006). Young Children's Knowledge Building and Literacy Development Through Knowledge Forum®. Early Education and Development, 17(3)
  • Dyson, A. (1999). The ninja's, the ladies, and the X-men: Text as a ticket to play. From Writing Superheroes: Contemporary childhood, popular culture, and classroom literacy (pp. 47-65). New York: Teachers College Press.
  • Labbo, L.D., & Ash, G.E. (1998). What is the role of computer-related technology in early literacy? In S.B. Neuman & K.A. Roskos (Eds.), Children Achieving: Best Practices in Early Literacy. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Technology Use in School

  • Cuban, L. (2001). Oversold and underused: Computers in the Classroom. Harvard U. Press.
  • Gillespie, C.W. (2004). Seymour Papert’s vision for early childhood education? A descriptive study of preschoolers and kindergarteners in discovery-based, Logo-rich classrooms. Early Childhood Research and Practice, 6(1). Available online at http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/
  • Gillespie, C.W. & Beisser, S.R. (2001). Developmentally appropriate LOGO computer programming with young children. Information Technology in Childhood Education, 232-247
  • Good, L. (2005/06). Snap it up!: Using digital photography in early childhood. Childhood Education, 82(2), 79-85
  • Haugland, S. (2005) Selecting or Upgrading Software and Web Sites in the Classroom. Early Childhood Education Journal. 32(5) 329-340.
  • Haugland, S.W., Ruiz E.L. and Gong, Y. (2004) Animals on-line: Using information technologies to locate pets, learn about their care, and communicate with others. In Jalongo, M.R. The World’s Children and Their Companioon Animals: Developmental and Educational Implications of the Child/Pet Bond. Association for Childhood Education International, 127-137.
  • Haugland, S. W. (2004). Early childhood classrooms in the 21st century: Using computers to maximize learning. In Hirschbuhl, J. Computers in Education Annual Edition. New York: McGraw Hill.
  • Hutinger, P., Johanson, J., & Rippey, R. (2000). Final report: Benefits of comprehensive technology system in an early childhood setting: Results of a three-year study. Macomb, IL: Western Illinois University, Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood.
  • Hutinger, P., & Johanson, J. (2000). Implementing and maintaining an effective early childhood comprehensive technology system. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 20(3), 159-173.
  • Plowman, L., & Stephen, C. (2005). Children, play, and computers in pre-school education. British Journal of Educational Technology, 36(2), 145-157
  • Wang, X. C., Kedem, Y., & Hertzog, N. (2004). Scaffolding young children's reflections with student-created PowerPoint presentations. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 19(2).
  • Changing How and What Children Learn in School with Computer-Based Technologies (in PDF) or Changing How and What Children Learn in School with Computer-Based Technologies (in HTML). by Jeremy M. Roschelle, Roy D. Pea, Christopher M. Hoadley, Douglas N. Gordin, and Barbara M. Means

Young Children's Technology Experience Outside of School

Research on Teacher & Technology

Digital Divide, Gender, & Equity Issues

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