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Teaching with Technology and Interactive Media to Promote Creativity and Arts-based Learning in Young Children

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Young Children and Families in the Information Age

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Providing many and varied opportunities for young children to engage in creative experiences is a vital role of early childhood teachers. This chapter describes how technology and interactive media may be used as a vehicle for nurturing children’s creativity and as a means for arts-based teaching and learning. Key ideas from early childhood theories are shared, as they align with recommendations for developmentally-appropriate practice. Technology-based teaching strategies for the creative arts are described, along with technology tools and materials that are needed to plan developmentally-appropriate and effective creative activities. Additionally, interdisciplinary creative experiences through technology and the arts are offered.

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The author would like to thank Ms. Nichol Murray, doctoral candidate, for her assistance in preparing this manuscript.

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    DeAnna M. Laverick D.Ed.

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  1. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

    Kelly L. Heider

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    Mary Renck Jalongo

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Laverick, D. (2015). Teaching with Technology and Interactive Media to Promote Creativity and Arts-based Learning in Young Children. In: Heider, K., Renck Jalongo, M. (eds) Young Children and Families in the Information Age. Educating the Young Child, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9184-7_4

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