Digital Play in Early Childhood

Mona Sakr is lecturer in education and early childhood with a special interest in children’s art-making, play, and pedagogy. She joined Middlesex University in 2014 from the Institute of Education, where she was a research officer on a project looking at embodiment in digital learning environments. She earned her PhD in Education and Psychology from Oxford Brookes University, with a thesis which focused on children’s digital art-making practices and the integration of digital art-making into the early years classroom.

• Chapter 1: Digital Technologies and Social InteractionChapter 2: Physical Engagement with Digital TechnologiesChapter 3: Imagination in Digital EnvironmentsChapter 4: Information Literacy as part of Digital PlayChapter 5: Managing Attention in Digital EnvironmentsChapter 6: Outdoor Play with Digital TechnologiesChapter 7: Digital Technologies and Sensory ExperienceChapter 8: Sense of Self in Digital PlayChapter 9: Digital Play in Context

This book offers a challenging insight into the role of technology in the lives of young children.  It presents balanced perspectives on a wide range of cutting edge issues and supports the reader in deepening their understanding through reflection and selected international research.