The importance and the roles of information technologies in preschool education

AbstractThe aim of this research is to determine the importance and the roles of the existing information technologies in preschool education and to do a content analysis.The research is done by using the descriptive study method which is one of the general scanning models. Having examined the results of the previous researches, the theoretical framework that would light the way for the research was prepared. The available information about the subject was scanned from resources such as documents, other written sources and also the internet, and expert's opinions were asked for. The content analysis of the collected information was done.The preschool period is a process to which all education scientists attach great importance. However, in order to realize the aim of this process, well planned education programmes are needed. The preschool education period provides crèche, nursery and reception education activities. Because of the annual changes of education technologies, positive differences are seen for the teaching activities in this area. On the other hand, there are some requirements to do to speed up the education and to increase the productivity of education in our present day information society.The preschool education programmes are “the Crèche Programme (0–36 months)”, “The Nursery Programme (37–60 months) and “The Reception Programme (61–72 months)”. Optimum educational programs must be prepared for activities that will take place on a daily basis according to specific aims and attitudes to determine the educational status of these activities. After having examined the technology-based education model, it is observed by the evaluation and assessment discipline that using equipment such as tv, radio, computer, video, projection, overhead projector and slide apparatus makes the learning process more effective and productive.As a result, information has become the most expensive product today. The roles of computer-aided education and the other technological developments in education, their effective ways on education, and also their harmful effects - if any, need to be determined, and then, the necessary effective infrastructure must be formed. According to this reasoning, it is a necessity that currently employed teachers are subjected to in-service training on education technology