THE APPLICATION OF ICT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MUSIC EDUCATION

Alexandra Nousia, Dimitris Batsis

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This study deals with the integration of ICT in preschool settings and the use of interactive applications with an emphasis on music education. Music in early childhood has been shown to enhance children's all-around development and helps them to cultivate basic skills. At the same time, the use of ICT is now so well established in everyday life that most preschool children become familiar with these tools, which are introduced by the public system, even in preschool education. A review of the theory and literature on this subject shows that there is indeed development in the creation of such curricula for pre-schoolers and their applications appear to have positive effects.

 

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ICT, music, developing interactivity, applications, preschool

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