Parenting post : What Should a Preschooler Know About Technology ?
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 02:36
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A child entering kindergarten may:
- Use fine motor skills to use the mouse to move a cursor to a target on the screen.
- Show awareness of the “power keys” on a keyboard (e.g., "enter," "esc," "delete," and the space bar).
- Know the difference between the left and right mouse button (which can be helped by a small label or sticker).
- Be familiar with at least five quality interactive applications, games or activities.
- Have a basic working vocabulary of common technology terms, such as "digital camera," "iPad," "computer," "Internet," "mouse," "keyboard," and "printer."
- Have been exposed to common technology terms in the natural context of everyday conversation, such as "on/off," "Internet," "browser," "software," "hardware," "computer," "mouse," "monitor," "keyboard," "digital camera," "printer," "battery," and so on.
- Have taken their first digital photo.
- Find the numerals on a QWERTY keyboard.
- Type their first name on a QWERTY keyboard.
- Understand the basic functions of a browser, including how to open or close windows and use the “back” key.
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