Using Mobiles in Early Childhood and Elementary Settings
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- Description
- Contents
Mobile learning is a primary learning format in the education of young children from birth through 6th grade. This format has been found to have a positive impact on the academic achievement, self-efficacy, motivation, and learning attitudes of students, including those with special needs (Ciampa, 2014; Hwang, 2014; Nikou & Economides, 2018; Xie, Basham, Marino & Rice, 2018). In both formal and informal learning contexts, mobile learning affords opportunities to innovate and explore new forms of authentic experiences, meaning-making, and creativity with untethered technology (Choi, Land, & Zimmerman, 2018; Schuck, Kearney & Burden, 2017). This edited book acts as a springboard to expand discussions surrounding how mobiles might best be situated in contexts relating to young children. With a focus on early childhood and elementary settings, this book both expands the definition of mobiles to encompass digital-physical tools (e.g. Osmo, probeware) and wearables. It also provides insight into how intentional integration of mobiles supports the development and practice of both in-service and preservice teachers working with students in early childhood and elementary settings.
Foreword.
- Preface.
- Section I. Supporting Preservice And Inservice Teacher Development.
- Chapter 1. Preservice Teachers' Conceptions of Mobile Technology in the Elementary Mathematics Classroom; Angela Barlow and Victoria Groves-Scott.
- Chapter 2. The Role of Mobile Technology Within Elementary Project-Based Learning Classrooms; Michael Svec and Dawn Mitchell.
- Chapter 3. Mobile Devices and Their Impact on Teacher Professional Development; Amanda Bennett and Georgia McKown.
- Chapter 4. Timely and Relevant: Twitter Professional Development; Koti L. Hubbard and Lindsay Yearta.
- Section II. Reaching Students And Families Outside Of The Classroom.
- Chapter 5. Mobile Applications to Teach, Build Mindfulness, and Empower Children; Matthew Dombrowski and Jaime Dombrowski.
- Chapter 6. Supporting Home Environments Through Mobiles; Amaris Cordero and Qianyi Gao.
- Section III. Exploring Innovative And Effective Classroom Integration.
- Chapter 7. A Case for Implementation of Extended Reality in Early Childhood Education; Luke Bennett and Rohan Jowallah.
- Chapter 8. Elementary Teacher-Created Mobile Technology Projects With a Data-Based Research Approach; Joanna B. Stegall, Margaret Walworth, Jacquelynn A. Malloy, and Gary Mosley.
- Chapter 9. When Mobile Learning Intersects With Social Class: Computational Thinking in a Low Socioeconomic Status School; Brandon Dickson and Donna Kotsopoulos.
- Chapter 10. Using Mobiles in the Early Childhood Classroom; Kathryn A. Wolfe and Kaitlyn M. Biedenbender.
- About the Contributors.