Early learning in the digital age / edited by Colette Gray & Ioanna Palaiologou.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Play and Learning in a Digital Age -- Children's playful encounters with iPads -- Open-world-games: An exploration of creative play -- From play to media: a physical approach to digital media -- Playing with technology outdoors -- Part 2: Multimodel Spaces, Opportunities and Agency -- It is not only about the tools! Professional digital competence -- Parents' perspectives on the use of touchscreen technology by 0-3 year olds -- Integrating technology to support children's agency and transitions to school -- The digital divide: access, skills, use and ideological barriers -- Digital inequality, access and provision: The experience of Irish Medium Schools in Northern Ireland -- Digital citizens: How preschool teachers and children can communicate in a global world -- Part 3: Digitally enabled learning in the 21st Century -- An education-centred approach to digital media education -- Teachers' digital practices in the classroom -- Multimodel media production: Children's meaning making when producing film in a play-based pedagogy -- Mobile learning and the outdoors -- Digital manipulatives and mathematics.

"Digital practices are forging ahead in leaps and bounds. Examining digital practices in early childhood education, this book seeks to inform the discussion on how digital technologies are best integrated into play-based pedagogy, and demonstrates effective practices that enhance children’s learning and development. With a range of international contributors, perspectives, and case studies, the fusion of play and portable technology is explored through contemporary research." -- Publisher.