This book discusses the impact on children's learning when iPads were introduced in three very different early years settings in Brisbane, Australia. It outlines how researchers worked with pre-school teachers and parents to explore how iPads can assist with letter and word recognition, the development of oral literacy and digital literacies and talk around play. Chapters consider the possibilities for using iPads for creativity and arts education through photography, storytelling, drawing, music creation and audio recording, and critically examine the literacies enabled by educational software available on iPads, and the relationship between digital play and literacy development.

Introduction 1. Literacy and Digital Culture in the Early Years 2. Arts Education and iPads in the Early Years 3. Drawing and Writing on the Screen 4. Digital Media Literacies in the Early Years 5. Drama, Storymaking and iPads in the Early Years 6. Visual Arts Learning With iPads 7. In and Out of Preschool Learning with iPads 8. Networking iPads into Preschool Spaces Conclusion

Michael Dezuanni is Deputy Director of the Children and Youth Research Centre, and a Senior Lecturer in the Creative Industries Faculty and Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Karen Dooley is Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Sandra Gattenhof is Associate Professor and Head of Drama in the Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Linda Knight is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.