PSYCHOLOGY 3: Educational Tools for Children - [Date] - [Company name]

This report examines the use of iPads and whiteboards as educational tools for children across different age groups (0-2, 2-3, and 3-5 years). The report begins by defining the iPad as a touch-screen device offering various educational applications, such as picture and sound recognition exercises for infants (0-2 years), short video stories to enhance thinking skills for toddlers (2-3 years), and jigsaw puzzles and voice recording apps to develop vocabulary and problem-solving skills for preschoolers (3-5 years). It also acknowledges the importance of limiting screen time to avoid hindering overall development. The report then defines the whiteboard and how educators can use it for children. The report also discusses how educators can use the whiteboard by letting children feel the surface and draw on it, which develops fine motor and geometrical skills for the age group of 2-3 years, and for the age group of 3-5, educators can tell them to copy the characters drawn on the board, which would help in the development of their cognitive skills. The report concludes by emphasizing the need for educators to use these tools wisely, in an interactive and engaging manner that fosters a child's interest and enjoyment of learning.

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I-pad is a gadget developed by Apple which is considered as a Slate computer due to its
touch screen, a touch screen which offers the gateway to relish entertainment, e-books and
playing unlimited HD games (Chmiliar, 2017). As a high-tech device I -pad offers great benefits,
one of its benefits are helping the educators in teaching the kids. The device can be used for
teaching children with the age-group of 0-2 through pictures and sounds. Showing pictures and
making them listen sounds of various syllables can develop the child’s recognition and listening
skills. The I-pad can be beneficial for children in the age -group of 2-3years as one can show
them short vividly described stories in the form of videos which are full of morals which can
help in the development of their thinking skills and will also infuse creativity by way of colorful
pictures in the videos (Cardon, 2012). The gadget is also helpful for the educators in teaching the
children in the age-group of 3-5 years by making children solve the short jigsaw puzzles for
example using the jigsaw puzzle for arranging the picture of an apple and downloading the app
where they can listen their own voice back and voice in the app correcting their pronunciation.
This would help in the development of their vocabulary, mathematical and creative-problem
solving skills ( Rudderham, 2017). The I-pad although a very useful gadget when used in
limitation but excessive screen time could hamper a child’s overall development which include
physical and social skills so it becomes important to limit the child’s screen time on I-pad
(Cardon, 2012).
White Board is a board with a white, glossy surface where markers are used for writing.
The board is usually used by the educators for the purpose of teaching children (Platinum Copier
Team, 2017). The white board can be used by educators in developing the desire for learning in
children in the age-group of 0-2 simply handing them white board and making them feel the
surface or showing them a small character by writing on it would develop recognition skills in
them. The educators can use the board for 2-3 years by making them write an alphabet with a
supporting hand or by giving them free will to draw whatever they want to draw which will help
in the development of their fine motor and geometrical skills. The white board can be used for 3-
5 years children by telling them to copy the character drawn by the educator on white board or
making them speak the character drawn on the board. This would help in the development of
their cognitive skills (Senresourcesblog, 2018). Although the white board has many advantages
in developing the child’s skills but they are not that interactive in prolonging the child’s interest
as compared to today’s high-tech devices (Platinum Copier Team, 2017).

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The educators should use these tools wisely and, in a way, which develops the skills of
the children, they should present the tools in an interactive manner which prolongs the child’s
interest where a child does not feel like he is being forced to learn and where he learns with
enjoyment.

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