Early Years

ICT in the early years

Photograph of Beryl the Bear

Photos of teddy build home-school links

Children at Aboyne Nursery took the nursery bears home and recorded their adventures using a digital camera.

Girl and practioner looking down at a digital camera

Children make a book about their nursery

Children's digital photos have been used to help other children who are starting nursery or moving on to P1.

Photograph of a child's hand on an interactive whiteboard

Whiteboard in action

Explores how young children use the whiteboard to engage with the online activities available through their nursery website.

Young children dressed as emergency services personnel

ICT supports Curriculum for Excellence

How the use of ICT at London Road Nursery School supports the purposes and principles of Curriculum for Excellence.

Photograph of a small boy taking a photo

Colour mixing recorded on a digital camera

Children's photographs of a colour mixing session helped stimulate discussion about the activity.

Sign for Glasgow Transport Museum

Using movies to talk about past experiences

Video helped to prompt children's memories and supported discussion about a recent excursion.

Photograph of hands on a computer keyboard

Creating a talking book

Using a digital camera and PowerPoint to promote early literacy skills.

Photograph of a child recording an interview

Children use ICT for interviews

Children conducted interviews to find out more about the school's non-teaching staff.

Photograph of green leaves

Exploring natural materials with a digital microscope

Children try out new equipment to discover more about the world around them.

Girl using computer

Learning Gaelic vocabulary with ICT

Using software and a whiteboard to extend P1 pupils' Gaelic vocabulary.

Close-up of keys on computer keyboard

Tracking Educational Development in Early Years

A system that allows staff to track children's development within 'A Curriculum Framework for Children 3 to 5'.

Photograph of children posting mail into a red pillar box

eTwinning with pre-school children

Children developed skills in ICT, enterprise and citizenship through corresponding with children in Milan.

Detail from a photo of a girl using a SmartBoard

Using ICT to support consultation with young children

Dalry Nursery School used a range of ICT to collect and record children's views on provision.