Support is given through the Ministry of Ontario’s
(OME) (2016) Kindergarten Program to actively engage children with technology
in our kindergarten classrooms.
Pedagogical principles of inquiry and play-based learning are
strengthened when educators incorporate technology applications as a choice for
children to communicate, explain and extend their learning. Pedagogical
documentation is a way for educators to capture a child’s learning story and
share it with the child and their family and supports frequent, formative
assessments, which are critical for the success of today’s learner. Technology is a natural fit for opportunities
given to children that support the Problem-solving and Innovating and Math and
Literacy foundations found within the Kindergarten Program (OME, 2016). Many
applications are available to educators where children’s learning can be
recorded and securely shared with parents. Applications that allow children to
organize and document their thinking, as well as ones that allow for
exploration and inquiry are given in the infographic below:
(Infographic created by Karen MacDonald based on resources found in my submitted assignment 2)
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