After we had
found photo of minions and other object from the game the children wanted to
print them out so they could draw them. So a group of children went into the
office and started to use the printer. I asked the children questions about the
printer to see if they knew how to print. Some of the children had used the
printer before and were discussing with me and each other how it works. Technology
makes children uses communication as they discuss their knowledge and understanding
(Ministry Of Education,1996) after the children had printed they took the
photos back to the colouring table.
The children
the stated to use non digital technology in the form of colouring pencils, crayons
and scissors. Non digital technology is important because it encourages
children to be physically involved in the experience, which will help them
with their independent learning when they reach school.(Smorti, 1999). Children
are developing their fine motor skill (Gonzalez-Mena, 2011) when they are using
their hands to colour, draw and cut shapes out.
Allowing children the resources to interact with non digital technology
are important as giving the children the right opportunity they are able to expand
on their own creative thinking and expand themselves (Ministry Of Education, 2007).Advancing
technology is important because we can see that digital technology is
developing but so is non digital. We can see this by the picture of crayons. In
my centre we have a range of resources for the children to use.
The children all discussed what they were going to make and gave everyone
the opportunity to draw something for our minion map and all their art work was
displayed on the way. Encouraging children to get involved and giving them the
chance to contribute to the group gives them a scene of belong and self wroth (Ministry
Of Education, 1996). The children spent a few hours drawing up all their different
pictures for their minion map. Once the children had finished they started to
cut their art work out. Scissors are also on non digital technology that has
been advanced to help children refine their skills and refine their fine motor
skills. The children were so proud of their work they wanted to take photos and
write their own stories about their day. I am going to let the children use the
IPad and create a collage page so they can put it in their portfolios and look
back at all their hard work and show their parents.
Throughout this experience we can see that children use technology in
everyday tasks. Merging digital and non digital technology is important because
as we evolve as a country we need our young children to as well. They are going
to be the future one day and starting their development and understanding of
technology will help advance them in the future.
Hello Rachel,
ReplyDeleteWow what a cool minion rush your children have created! I love how in this blog you spoke not just about one type of technology, but both and how you and the children used them to support and facilitate for the other. I love how you acknowledged the colouring part of this experience as an opportunity for children to gain independence and readiness for school. I wondered, have you considered the learning opportunities for creative expression that this experience provides? Talay-Ongan & Ap (2005) suggest that art is significant to children’s development as they can provide children with unique ways of exploration and expression of thoughts and feelings. I really loved to read about all of the different types of digital and non-digital technology your centre has and I am very impressed that the children have use of these too. I Love how you made a display of the children's drawing, allowing them to feel belonging and contribution. your blog has encouraged me to look at digital and non-digital technology together and used them like you have, to further enhance children's experiences with technology. Great work!
Hello Rachael
ReplyDeleteOh minions they are so popular with the children at the moment. I really like how at your centre you have the printer available for the children to print off pictures and other interesting things. I like that you asked the children questions about the technology they are using. This gets them thinking and it is really interesting the things they know about technology and if they do not know, they have some really awesome stories of their own.
I love the minion rush the children had created. It is really awesome. I like how creative the children at your centre are. This is a great way of displaying children’s interest and showing them how important their work is to you and the teachers at your centre. It definitely gives children the sense of belonging as they are able to contribute in the centre environment. I think what you are doing is really awesome. It would be a cool idea if you got the children to make a book about the minions, where they got to write it and draw the pictures for it. =)
Hi Rachel
ReplyDeleteI like how you have talked about how the children use non-digital and digital technology side by side in this blog post. Its so nice to read that the children at your centre have so much available to them, one thing being the printer. I dont think I know of any centre that allows children to have access to a printer where they can print what they like so its nice that your centre provides this opportunity for children to broaden their technological knowledge.
I like that the childrens interests were paid notice of which led to the creation of their very own minion rush.
Its nice that teachers at your centre provide various kinds of resources to ensure that they facilitate childrens interests.
Well done for the part you played in this meaningful experience with the children