Early childhood educators talk tech

Picture a preschool teacher, and someone on the cutting edge of technology may not be the first image to come to mind. But this year, the professional development institute for the National Association for the Education of Young Children is focused on children and technology -- and part of it is a recognition that computers, software and interactive games are aimed at children before they hit kindergarten. I'll be blogging from the NAEYC institute over the next couple of days in New Orleans. I suspect that much of the conversation will be about teacher preparation, like how educators might be able to use some new tracking and assessment tools. But I'll zoom in on the sessions that focus on how new media technology is being used among children in preschool and early elementary grades.

I'll also have my own two cents to throw into the pot, with a presentation I'm giving bright and early tomorrow morning about technology and child's play. Don't be shy about posting what you think.