Ipads in Preschool?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son's play-based preschool started using Ipads this year. The owner of the place wanted to bring more technology into the classroom. At first I was weary about it, but they really don't use them more for more than 10 min and it's usually some sort of game that involves phonics or tracing letters. Could they do these activities without the Ipad? Of course, but the kids really don't feel like they are doing "schoolwork", they look at tracing the letters as a game, not some mundane worksheet they have to copy.

Now if they were playing other non-school related games or using the ipads for extended amounts of time, then I would be concerned. But as long as they are used responsibly I think it's just fine.

I teach at a play based preschool and we don't use computers with the kids at all. They can trace their letters in the sand table, make them with play-doh, build them with blocks. Children learn more when they experience things, and using an electronic device takes away from those experiences.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son's play-based preschool started using Ipads this year. The owner of the place wanted to bring more technology into the classroom. At first I was weary about it, but they really don't use them more for more than 10 min and it's usually some sort of game that involves phonics or tracing letters. Could they do these activities without the Ipad? Of course, but the kids really don't feel like they are doing "schoolwork", they look at tracing the letters as a game, not some mundane worksheet they have to copy.

Now if they were playing other non-school related games or using the ipads for extended amounts of time, then I would be concerned. But as long as they are used responsibly I think it's just fine.

Why would they be doing a worksheet in a play based preschool? Sounds like your curriculum is confused.

[Anonymous]

Maybe the teachers are scared because they themselves don't know how to use computers or ipads or are afraid to change their curriculum to use them.

[Anonymous]

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