Internet Activities for a Preschool Technology Education Program Guided by Caregivers

The purpose of this study is to learn what experts consider key criteria for choosing Internet activities that develop cognitive, kinesthetic, and affective competencies in the preschool child. Preschool experts help to determine, with a high degree of certainty, Internet activities for a preschool technology education program through a multi round iterative survey derived from a modifiable Delphi Technique. A blended methodology, with readily available Internet resources, is referenced as the test program. Preschoolers are not in the sample for this initial study, only preschool experts.;The theoretical foundations of this study include Lewin's Field Theory, Curriculum Theories, Intelligence Development, and Learning Theories. Additionally, Instructional Design criteria from Fay and Funk's Love and Logic (1995); Gagne's Events of Instruction (1985); Gardner's Multiple Intelligences (1983/1993, 1994); Myers/Brigg's Personality Types (1980, 1987); Vacca and Vacca's Scaffolding (2005); and Zull's Natural Learning (2002) are brought together. This study relies on a multiple theory platform to address the collective needs of the preschool child, the child's family, and the available resources.;A multi round iterative survey with controlled opinion feedback (using Delphi Technique) for preschool experts is used to obtain a reliable range of desirable key criteria for choosing preschool Internet activities guided by caregivers.