Teacher design of technology for emergent literacy: An explorative feasibility study

Australian Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-12

  McKenney, Susan ^a   Voogt, Joke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84878391105     PISSN: 03125033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183693911203700102     Document Type: Article

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