Possibilities of digital technologies in inclusive education for preschool children

Digitalna tehnologija danas predstavlja jedan sasvim uobičajen element za ostvarenje suvremene okoline učenja. Digitalna tehnologija kao takva se stoga nalazi u službi samog djeteta i u okviru konstruktivističkog učenja s obzirom da ista omogućuje učenje putem istraživanja i putem rješavanja određenog problema kroz igru. Današnja multimedijska didaktika zapravo potiče djecu predškolske dobi na učenje kroz igru. Važnu ulogu digitalne tehnologije imaju i u području inkluzivnog obrazovanja za djecu predškolske dobi. Stoga je i cilj rada istražiti mogućnosti korištenja digitalnih tehnologija u inkluzivnom obrazovanju djece predškolske dobi te identicirati njihov potencijal za podupiranje inkluzije ili inkluzivnog digitalnog obrazovanja u predškolskoj dobi. Pregledom literature identificirane su neke trenutno dostupne tehnologije, klasificirane prema područjima obrazovanja te opisane mogućnosti njihove primjene u domeni inkluzivnog digitalnog obrazovanja. Odabrane su tri aplikacije za razvoj govora i opisana njihova primjena i ishodi primjene na jednom slučaju. Usmjeravanjem prema korištenju digitalnih tehnologija u inkluzivnom obrazovanju za djecu predškolske dobi osigurava se učenje kroz svojevrsnu igru s obzirom da je temeljna zanimacija djece upravo igra.Today, digital technology represents a very common element for creating a modern learning environment. Digital technology as such is therefore at the service of the student himself and within the framework of constructivist learning, given that it enables learning through research and through solving a specific problem through play. Today's multimedia didactics actually encourages preschool children to learn through play. Digital technologies play an important role in the field of inclusive education for preschool children. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to investigate the possibilities of using digital technologies in the inclusive education of preschool children and to identify their potential for supporting inclusion or inclusive digital education in preschool age. A review of the literature identified some currently available technologies, classified according to areas of education, and the possibilities of their application in the domain of inclusive digital education have been described. Three applications for speech development were selected and their application and the results of application on one case were described. Directing towards the use of digital technologies in inclusive education for children of preschool age ensures learning through a kind of game, given that the basic occupation of children is precisely the game