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Learn the best approaches when integrating technology in the kindergarten classroom. What are the best kindergarten teaching methods used today to promote technological literacy in young children in early learning centres.
When it comes to technology integration planning, early childhood education parent involvement is essential in establishing a starting point for learning for every generation of digital natives that comes into your learning environment. Learn what you can do help parents and families understand what you do and why today. Embrace parent involvement in early childhood education today.
Finding new and exciting activities to develop fine motor skills in preschoolers can sometimes feel like a challenge. You want activities that are engaging, practical, and effective—but where do you start? Here, we’ve put together some of the best fine motor skills activities for preschoolers and kindergarten children that combine technology with hands-on learning. These activities are designed to build coordination, precision, and creativity while keeping young learners interested and motivated.
By being a member of the ICT in Education Teacher Academy, you not only access these valuable activities but also gain the structured support needed to implement them effectively. From using Bee Bots to enhance motor coordination to engaging children with creative name-writing on tablets, each activity becomes a pathway to professional growth. Discover how to develop fine motor skills in early childhood with purpose and success!
You can promote higher order thinking skills primary school when choosing employ these strategies to integrate digital technology into key learning areas and developing ICT capability today.
Formative assessment is more than just collecting data—it’s about responding to the way children and students learn in real-time. This comprehensive article explores why formative assessment is essential in both early childhood and primary school settings, especially when integrating ICT and digital technologies into teaching and learning environments.
🔹 In early childhood education, you’ll discover:
The importance of observation as a foundational assessment tool
The different types of observation in early childhood education
Real examples of how formative assessment strategies are applied during digital play-based learning using Bee Bots, storytelling apps, and digital drawing
How to assess children's growing ICT capability through everyday interactions with technology
🔹 In the primary school section, we unpack:
What formative assessment looks like in ICT-rich classrooms
Practical, subject-integrated examples of formative assessment in primary schools using literacy and technology
How to use observation, portfolios, feedback, and the Australian Curriculum’s ICT Capability Continuum for planning and reporting
Both sections highlight how educators can use the resources and structured support found inside the ICT in Education Teacher Academy, including the Early Years workshop ‘Observation and Documenting ICT Learning’ and the Primary workshop ‘Formative Assessment in Primary Schools’. Members also gain access to downloadable resources, professional workbooks, and ongoing support to confidently assess and track digital learning across age groups.
Discover the real advantages and disadvantages of technology in education—including in early childhood settings. Learn how educators can overcome common barriers like limited access, screen time concerns, and planning uncertainty. Two in-depth blogs explore how to maximise the benefits of ICT while minimising drawbacks—featuring real member journeys, downloadable lesson plans, and step-by-step support inside the ICT in Education Teacher Academy.
Outdoor Classroom Day is coming soon! With technology being as much a part of a child's world as literacy and numeracy, here are some helpful tips to help you stress less and be able to optimise the use of tech in outdoors today.
The developmentally appropriate guidelines for technology in early childhood education highlight four principles: relationships, health and wellbeing, citizenship, and play. These guiding principles for use of technology with early learners ensure that digital tools enhance connections, balance active play, and support ethical participation. Understanding what is DAP in early childhood education means recognising that digital experiences must always serve children’s best interests. Within the ICT in Education Teacher Academy, DAP in ECE is made practical through lesson plans, workbook tools, and community support that show educators exactly how to apply these ideas in real classrooms.
Technology can benefit project based learning in early childhood when used effectively for the right reasons. Compare your reasons to these values today.
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