Early Childhood and Technology

Technology Links for Teachers

· Scholastic Early Childhood Today
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/ect/
Magazine for early childhood teachers and directors offering activity ideas, curriculum, and more.

· KidSmartEarlyLearning.org
http://www.kidsmartearlylearning.org/
Guide for Early Learning and Technology for Home and School

· NETC’s Early Connections
http://www.netc.org/earlyconnections/
Making the connection between technology and the way children learn and develop - resources and information for educators and care providers of young children.

Technology Links for Students

· Starfall.com
http://www.starfall.com/
A free website to teach children to read. Perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade, it contains exciting interactive books and phonics games.

· Storyline Online
http://www.storylineonline.net/
Streaming video program featuring famous people reading childrens books aloud.

· MightyBook.com
http://www.mightybook.com/MightyBook_free/

· Free_Stories_and_Songs.html
Children love these books. They’re beautifully illustrated, Flash animated, and words highlight as they’re spoken or sung to make it easier for kids to follow along.

· Scholastic’s Building Language for Literacy
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm
This learning activity helps emerging readers identify letters, sounds, and words using interactive multimedia. Three animal characters ask students to drag and drop images. Audio feedback helps students build vocabulary, identify letters and sounds, and match rhyming words.

· Literacy Center (English)
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm
Games with sound that teach shapes, colors, letters, numbers and keyboarding.

· Literacy Center (Spanish)
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_es.htm
Games with sound that teach shapes, colors, letters, numbers and keyboarding.

· The KidzPage – Matching Shapes
http://www.thekidzpage.com/learning/shapes.html
A fun way to learn shapes. Drag and drop.

· Ol’ McPauly’s Farm
http://www.paulysplayhouse.com/paulys_playhouse/
games/ol_mcpaulys.html
Click on the animals and here the different sounds they make on Ol’ McPauly’s Farm.

Technology Links for Families

· KidSmartEarlyLearning.org
http://kidsmartearlylearning.org/
Guide to Early Learning and Technology for Home and School

· Houston Public Library – Ask a Librarian
http://www.houstonlibrary.org/services/askalibrarian.html
InfoLive! is a chat reference service with real-time online assistance by Houston Public Library staff as well as librarians nationwide. You can communicate live with a librarian from home, school, or work.

· Early Childhood News
http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/
Provides readers with articles on developmentally appropriate activities, health, behavior, safety, and more.