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5 effective ways for young children to use technology
1) Collect information, make a graph, and put it onto the computer to display it
2) Investigate with digital technology, such as magnifying images, photographing, video taping
3) Create a digital story
4) Record things they have done digitally and then they can also review it.
5) Share their learning through taking pictures and use it as documentation.
benefits: produces visual representation, helps them be more engaged in learning, and expands their learning comprehension.

Early Technology and Learning:
Several students can collaborate on the project together, helps with social development as they work together in solving problems, the technology needs to be interactive, allow them to discover, and work at their own pace. Students are far more engaged when they are the ones using the technology.