Technology is increasingly recognized as an integral learning tool for
promoting the social, linguistic, and cognitive development of young
children (Gimbert & Cristol, 2004; Information Society for Technology
in Education [ISTE], 2007; National Association for the Education of
Young Children [NAEYC], 1996). Today, the question that educators ask is
no longer about whether and to what extent technology should be used with
young children in the classroom, but rather how it should be used