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Exploring the Suitability of the Book Creator for iPad App for Early Childhood Education

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Handheld mobile devices are part of young children’s everyday life as they observe others use and engage with such devices. Early childhood education does not ignore the popularity of mobile touch devices and starts to investigate how tablets, especially iPads, can improve learning and teaching. This study examines if the ‘Book Creator App for iPads’ is a suitable app to enhance 3–6 years old children’s ability to express their ideas, creativity and illustrate their understanding of the world around them. Over a period of 12 weeks, a group of 3–5 years old children familiarized with the app, completed assignments and created sophisticated digital artefacts that included drawings, photos, voice and video recordings. These artefacts reflected their interests, cognitive abilities and level of fine motor skills.

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  1. German Swiss International School, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China

    Monika Tavernier

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  1. Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Daniel Churchill

  2. BGI College, Genomics, Educational Resource BGI College, Genomics, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Jie Lu

  3. Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Thomas K.F. Chiu

  4. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sydney, Australia

    Bob Fox

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Tavernier, M. (2016). Exploring the Suitability of the Book Creator for iPad App for Early Childhood Education. In: Churchill, D., Lu, J., Chiu, T., Fox, B. (eds) Mobile Learning Design. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0027-0_15

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