Bachelors Degree

2019 Spring Course Info
Child Development - Ages 4 to 8Professional DevelopmentAssessing Young Children and their Environments to Enhance DevelopmentChild Guidance and Classroom EnvironmentsDiversity in the Lives of Young Children and Families
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Course Information
Technology and Young Children
Course Description
The course focus is on how electronic technology impacts development of young children in educational, home, and community environments and how technology can be used to enhance teaching and learning. Students learn to be critical thinkers and informed consumers of technology related to young children.
Contacts
Instructor

Kathleen Wallace
Office: 573-476-2144
wallacek@missouri.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

Textbooks

Digital Decisions: Choosing the right technology tools for early childhood education
Simon,F., & Nemeth, K.N.
Edition: 2012
ISBN: 978-0-87659-408-7
Publisher: Lewisville, NC: Gryphon House

Course Access
 
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Returning students will be sent information on how to access this information and reset their password if they have forgotten it. Students are loaded into the course site one week before the start date of the class; however, instructors may restrict course access until the first day of class.
 
Students needing assistance accessing their account should contact the IT Help Desk at techsupport@missouri.edu or 573-882-5000.
Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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