Welcome Early Years teachers! Here are my recommendations for apps, websites, software and hardware for teaching Early Years computing skills and objectives.
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Online Safety
Children should know what to do if they have a problem on a computer/device.
Children should learn about 'stranger danger' on the internet.
Smartie The Penguin
Coding
Children can give simple instructions to control a device, like a 'floor' robot, or on-screen object.
Children can use trial and error to produce an accurate set of simple instructions, to control a floor 'robot' or on-screen object.
Busy Things - EY Coding
Beebot
Blue-bot
Beebot
Blue-Bot
Code-A-Pillar
Digital Creativity
Digital Design
Children can use ICT to generate ideas for their work.
Children can use various tools such as brushes, pens, rubber, stamps, shapes.
Children can save, retrieve and print work.
Photo Editing
Children can take a digital picture as part of a task.
Sound Editing
Children can record a sound as part of a task.
Video Editing
Children can capture video.
Children can discuss which videos to keep and which to delete.
Busy Things: Digital Art
J2e JIT: Digital Art & Text
Photos: Photo Editing
Chrome Music Lab: Exploring Sounds
Core Skills
Typing and Mouse skills
Children can find particular keys on a keyboard such as letters and numbers.
Children can use a mouse, finger etc. to select and move items on the screen, assembling or matching objects.
Children can use some software to create / assemble digital content for clear purpose.
Internet and Computer Systems
Children know the different parts of a computer.