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further recommended readings

• The role and potential of ICT in early childhood education  A review of New Zealand and international literature 

         see link http://www.nzcer.org.nz/system/files/ictinecefinal.pdf

• Young Children and ICTs – current issues in the provision of ICT technologies and services for young children

          see link  http://www.hft.org/HFT06/paper06/23_Clarke.pdf

• Government ICT Strategy and Action Plan

         see link http://ict.govt.nz/strategy/introduction/

• child friendly cities 

see link http://childfriendlycities.org/

• ICT in schools / the Ministry of Education 

       see link  http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/Schools/Initiatives/ICTInSchools.aspx

• Foundation stage education and ICT

        see link http://homepages.shu.ac.uk/~edsjlc/ict/becta/information_sheets/founda.pdf

• ICT for Social Welfare: A toolkit for managers

       see link http://www.bris.ac.uk/Publications/TPP/pages/bp014.htm

• Buckingham, D. (2009). New media, new childhoods? Children's changing cultural environment in the age of digital technology. In M. Kehily (Eds.), An introduction to childhood studies. (pp. 108-122). New York, US: Open University Press.

• Marsh, J. (2004). Popular culture, new media and digital literacy in early childhood. London, UK/New York, US: RoutledgeFalmer.

• Plowman, L., McPake, J., & Stephen, C. (2010). The technologisation of childhood? Young children and technology in the home. Children & Society, 23(1), 63-74.