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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=45297#.VL37pCzQrzE Author(s)    Kleopatra Nikolopoulou Affiliation(s) Faculty of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Athens, Athens, Greece . ABSTRACT This paper presents findings from a research project regarding Information and Communication Technology (ICT) integration and use in 17 kindergartens in Greece. The main parameters of the study were the natural classroom environment (without artificial intervention) and the voluntary participation of early childhood teachers. The data were collected by interviews with the teachers and class observations. The most frequently reported reasons for computer use were the acquisition/ development of language and fine motor skills, as well as its contribution as an incentive in children’s learning. Examples of practices in relation to these reasons are presented. The computer was mai...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52828#.VKn7EsnQrzE Author(s)    Baha Makhoul 1,2 , Raphiq Ibrahim 3,4* Affiliation(s) 1 The NCJW Research Institute for Innovation in Education, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel . 2 Literacy and Language Arts Department, Center for Educational Technology (CET), Tel-Aviv, Israel . 3 The Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel . 4 Department of Learning Disabilities, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel . ABSTRACT A large number of the scientific efforts that have investigated the issue of Arabic language acquisition have mainly...