Beyond Screen Time take 2

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  Hi, My name is Tara Beth Hahnemann, and today I

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  want to share about developmentally appropriate practice using technology with

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  young Children.

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  Um, and I've titled it beyond screen time, because in

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  this research I have taken the approach that there are

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  more factors to consider than just the screen time limits.

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  I'm very interested in this topic because I direct the

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  Marshall University Early education Steamed center programs, and we work

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  with Children a just 3 to 6.

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  We also do a lot of outreach in public schools,

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  So it's just really important that we are sending the

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  right message when it comes to technology on water.

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  The best practices when we're using technology with young Children

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  on the gold.

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  This research is really to review the current literature, um,

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  discuss practical implications for families and educators and then provide

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  recommendations to parents, pediatricians and educators on what is best.

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  You know, today's world is so technologically advanced, and every

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  day there are new advances made in development and application,

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  and it's very different from how maybe we experienced the

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  technology as learners, but definitely far from what our parents

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  and grandparents experience.

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  Um, so the methods in which we communicate, change instantaneously

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  and there's always some new way or some new method

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  to learn.

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  And so I just think it's really important to discuss,

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  you know, how is this impacting Children?

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  I want to share some research.

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  It is a little dated 2013 within 2013 6 years

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  ago, 96% families had at least at least one television.

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  36% of Children ages, non or below had H A

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  television in their bedroom.

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  So that was just six years ago.

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  However, think about all the devices that have been developed

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  since, and what that might look like now again is

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  just rapid.

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  And so the big question is, are Children benefiting from

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  this technology and advanced world?

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  And if they are, what are the benefits?

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  And then also maybe what are some of the challenges?

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  So I want to share the research questions that I

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  developed around this topic.

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  The 1st 1 is what does the literature say?

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  What's being said about developmentally appropriate practice with technology, especially

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  with Children ages birthday Second question is where the recommendations

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  for screen time limits because these are important and they're

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  there are some great resource is out there for this

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  third house technology integrated appropriately.

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  And this is really important.

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  Thio. What?

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  How I worked ugly and how our classrooms are functioning.

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  How do technology How do families use technology with their

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  Children? How is that appropriate?

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  What are we doing that supports, um, families in this?

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  And so the first thing we want to look at

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  is and, um, you know, again, I'll say, it's important

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  to understand screen time.

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  However, it's just one aspect of technology.

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  Um, and it should be one piece of the conversation

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  in developing this more comprehensive understanding of what is developmentally

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  appropriate. So I want to share um, some things from

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  the position statement from in a USC, um in a

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  wa See is the National Association for the Education of

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  Young Children.

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  And in our programs are accreditation body um.

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  They define interactive media as digital and analog materials, including

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  software programs, applications or ABS um, broadcast and streaming media,

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  some Children's television programs, e books, the Internet and other

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  forms of content designed to facilitate active and creative use

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  by young Children and encourage social engagement with other Children

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  and adults.

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  Another organization that is important to consider is the American

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  Academy of Pediatrics and their policy statement, which is titled

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  Media and Young Mums.

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  And it discusses the literal television videos and mobile and

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  interactive technology.

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  Um, and specifically it examines technology as a potential education

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  benefit and also discusses any related health concerns for Children

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  ages birth to five.

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  So the brief states Children younger than two years need

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  hands on exploration and social interactions with trusted caregivers to

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  develop their cognitive language, motor and social emotional skills.

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  Because of their immature symbolic memory and attention skills, infants

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  and toddlers cannot learn from traditional media digital media, as

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  they do from interactions with caregivers, and they have difficulty

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  transferring knowledge to their three D dimensional experience.

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  So the AP goes on to say that for Children

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  younger than two years, evidence for benefit of benefits of

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  media are still limited so that that's still limitation.

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  Adult interaction with AH child during media use is crucial,

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  and there continues to be evidence of harm from excessive

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  digital mediate use.

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  Another organization that is providing some guidance to this topic

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  is the World Health Organization, and the World Health Organization

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  states that Children under five must been less time sitting

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  and watching screens or in restraints like seats.

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  Um, they need to get better quality sleep and have

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  more time for active play if they are to grow

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  up healthy.

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  And that was from 2019.

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  So after reviewing the literature, there are some recommendations that

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  I want to share.

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  And as we move forward this discussion on developmentally appropriate

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  use of technology early childhood ex experts have suggested six

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  factors that should be considered when defining developmentally appropriate use

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  that the 1st 1 is technology is purse purposely integrated

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  to support learning so again it can't be isolated.

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  But it's actually utilized as a tool for helping Children

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  understand the topic or the things that we're setting.

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  Um, one example is in our program we use iPads

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  as a research tool.

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  So it's not something we consume where we do a

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  lot of absalon.

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  But we'll take it out on a nature walk and

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  be able to utilize the picture application, too, to document

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  our learning and what we're finding.

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  Um, the 2nd 2nd factor is to consider technology isn't

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  used solitary or with others, so Children play and learn

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  through social interaction.

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  So it's really important that they're doing this with others,

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  not by themselves.

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  Um, number three technology use is sedentary or mobile.

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  So again, thinking about child just sitting in a location

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  and maybe gaming or are they taking that technology out

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  outdoors? Like I mentioned before, um, you know, an essential

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  part of high quality of early childhood education is this

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  active play.

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  So if Children are just sitting, it's not appropriate.

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  They should be moving different parts of their body as

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  they're interacting with others.

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  So sudden, very technology, um, is not appropriate.

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  And it's also linked to childhood obesity.

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  So it's another ah, hell factor.

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  So Number four is the content and features of media.

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  So not all contents appropriate.

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  We know this.

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  So when thinking about the software, the Internet, um, Children

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  should never be exposed to anything inappropriate.

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  And so it's something to consider Number five, the device

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  features so some devices just aren't starting enough for Children.

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  So that's something to consider.

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  Um, are they appropriate for their fine motor skills?

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  Um, are they gonna be able to withstand the Children

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  dropping it, Um, just considering the device on then the

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  final one on.

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  It's kind of where AH lot of the conversation goes.

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  Most of the time is the total screen Tom.

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  So Children should not utilize technology excessively, Um, where it's

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  sedentary, impassive.

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  You know, when that happens, there's a lot of negative

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  consequences to the physical, social and mental development of Children.

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  So it's important to set limits.

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  And I just want to share some of the recommended,

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  um, screen time for various ages.

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  So for Children younger than 19 months, we should avoid

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  the use of screen media and other video chatting.

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  Um, I mean, avoid use of screen media other than

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  video chatting, so people have used it to stay connected

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  to family members.

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  You think about family members that are overseas or, you

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  know, family members that are in the military.

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  That interaction through, um, video chatting is is okay to

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  do for Children younger months for ages 2 to 5.

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  Um, you should limit screen used to an hour per

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  day of high quality programs.

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  That's really difficult, because we see a lot of Children

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  ages 2 to 5, using technology all the time, and

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  then for Children ages six and older.

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  It's really important to place consistent limits on time spending.

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  Um, time spent using media.

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  Um, so you know, you want to make sure that

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  they're getting an adequate amount of sleep, physical activity and

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  any other behaviors that would be associated to positive health

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  outcomes, so setting those limits are really important.

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  So just to conclude that all technology is not created

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  equal, it's essential to know what we to take.

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  What we know foundational li about developmentally appropriate practice and

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  foundation. Aly what we know about child development and apply

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  those two technology.

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  Um, I think that it's critical to understand there are

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  some negative consequences to inappropriate use of technology.

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  However, it's equally important to know how technology can be

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  integrated effectively and appropriate, especially with young Children by development,

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  about developing a more comprehensive definition of developmentally appropriate practice

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  with technology, we can set this optimal learning environment that

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  includes technology and interactive media that supports our youngest learners.

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  Thank you