Development of Digital Competence in Pre-School Education

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Text Resources

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Battelle for Kids 2021 Annual Report available at https://www.battelleforkids.org/about-us

Battle for kids “Framework for 21 Century Learning” available at https://static.battelleforkids.org/documents/p21/P21_Framework_Brief.pdf

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Framework and Resources developed by Battle for Kids, available at https://www.battelleforkids.org/networks/p21/frameworks-resources

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Video Resources

EuroNews. Tales and tech to kindle love of books in kindergarten kids at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w5GzkcCFf8

Idaho STEM Action Center. Integrating Technology into a Preschool Classroom at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYoCfBA9Xpc

Lakeside Science and Technology Park. Lakeside IT Curriculum – The digital kindergarten at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CFpzZK_Tcc

Stockholms Universitet. The use of digital tablets in today´s preschool at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLyQx6fHMK8

Digital Content Creation Platforms

Actionbound with a tutorial

BBC Games for Kids https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/primary-games/1

Bingo Baker

bit.studio

Calaméo with a tutorial.