1. By Ayesha Menezes and Cyndy Wee SIGNIFICANCE OF DIGITAL LITERACY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

2. DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN LIVES OF CHILDREN TODAY 3. FINDINGS OF RESEARCH 4. Striking a Balance Problems of Obesity and Social isolation 15 30 Minutes daily HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?? 5. In Outcome 4 - Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies experiment with different technologies use information & communications technologies (ICT) to investigate & problem-solve In Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators when they engage with technology for fun and to make meaning. identify the uses of technologies in everyday life and use real or imaginary technologies in their play use ICT to access images and information, explore diverse perspectives and make sense of their world use ICT as tools for designing, drawing, editing, reflecting and composing Sourced :Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) 2011, retrieved 15March 2014, http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/childhood/providers/edcare/veyldframework.pdf 6. IMPLICATIONS TO EDUCATORS 7. IMPLICATIONS TO EDUCATORS William Gibson (2003) 8. IMPLICATIONS TO EDUCATORS 9. We acknowledge that the significance of digital literacies on childrens learning and development which are well researched, documented and supported by educational authorities (Bell, Judge & Puckett 2006; Flewitt & Wolfe 2010; NAEYC 2012) Technology will continue to play an important role in literacy development in early childhood education (DBCDE 2013). It is formalizing the best approach to educating digital literacy and caring for our young citizens and leaders of tomorrow. CONCLUSION 10. REFLECTION : DO YOU SUPPORT DIGITAL LITERACY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION? . AS SOME CENTERS DO NOT HAVE SUCH POLICY, FOR EXAMPLE, GOWRIE VICTORIA, DOCKLANDS. The End REFLECTION : DO YOU SUPPORT DIGITAL LITERACY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION? . AS SOME CENTERS DO NOT HAVE SUCH POLICY, FOR EXAMPLE, GOWRIE VICTORIA, DOCKLANDS.