Edshelf | Reviews and recommendations of tools for education. TLTF12 Tech Forum 2012. (1) Twitter / Search - #tltf12... EdSurge : The Best in Education Technology. iPads in the Preschool Classroom — PreKinders. Today I’m hosting Chapter 8 of Teaching in the Digital Age for our Summer Book Study. I was glad to see that Puerling did not talk about game-style apps for kids because those are not my favorite for the classroom. I think children get enough of that at home. I like using the iPad as an additional listening center, where the children turn (or swipe) the pages of a book as it is read to them. Puerling gave many other ways to use an iPad with children, some that I had not really thought of.
I’ve read on other blogs or forums where teachers say it’s wrong to use iPads in a preschool classroom. However, I think it is no more wrong to have children “read” a book on a tablet than it is for the grown ups, as long as e-books are not the only way children are reading them. Puerling discussed ways to introduce the iPad to young children. The main points from the chapter are in bold along with a few ideas I thought of while reading. Facilitate conversation while observing photos. Create Video Books. iPads in Education Daily. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning.