Technology Use in Pre-K

  I use computers in my classroom daily. At times I am there to guide and direct my students. Other times they are using the equipment independently.  Either way, I control the sites that they are visiting and the information that they are accessing.  I have a firm policy that they only use the sites I have designated as "OK" and they know that they will be promptly removed for visiting other sites. Some of the sites that I find most useful are:

http://www.starfall.com/
http://www.pbskids.org/
http://www.nickjr.com/

Many children's book authors have sites that are great also! Here are some really great ones.

http://www.janbrett.com/
http://www.berenstainbears.com/
http://www.seussville.com/
http://www.gailgibbons.com/
http://www.stevenkellogg.com/

Here are some very thought provoking discussion on technology use in prekindergarten/preschool that I found on the web.

 http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/bruceperry/using_technology.htm

http://www.brighthub.com/education/early-childhood/articles/68859.aspx

http://www.washington.edu/accessit/articles?1167

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+role+of+computer+technology+in+teaching+reading+and+writing%3a...-a0223823304