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ICT is already a part of young children's lives, says Ruth Pimentel, and with the right resources Foundation Stage practitioners can incorporate it across all areas of their learning Technology is an integral part of all young children's lives. They are surrounded by information and communications technology (ICT) just as they are surrounded by language, print and numbers. In the home, technology includes remote controls for televisions, toys that have buttons and buzzers, mobile phones, programmable machines from microwaves to videotape recorders, and, of course, personal computers.

Technology is an integral part of all young children's lives. They are surrounded by information and communications technology (ICT) just as they are surrounded by language, print and numbers. In the home, technology includes remote controls for televisions, toys that have buttons and buzzers, mobile phones, programmable machines from microwaves to videotape recorders, and, of course, personal computers.

Outside the home, children are also immersed in the technological world: they see automatic doors, cash machines, barcode scanners, digital tills and weighing machines and security cameras. Technology is something children are going to grow up with, learn about and master, and use as a tool to increase their understanding in all areas of learning.

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