Actualization of PC networked education in preschools.

本研究旨在探索PC网络在学前教育中的可能性，并厘清利弊。作为一种可能性，重新设计了供学龄前儿童使用的电子公告板系统（BBS），孩子们可以使用扫描仪和麦克风将数据像图画或语音信息一样放在上面。在学前班和教师培训学校进行的试验表明，该系统对学前班儿童来说是一种有效的交流方式，即使它仅限于视觉和听觉通信。

This study aims at searching for possibilities of PC networking in preschool education, and clarifying advantages and disadvantages. As one of possibilities, an electronic bulletin board system (BBS) was re-designed for preschool children use that children can put data on like drawings or voice messages by using a scanner and a microphone. As a result of trials at preschools and teachers training schools, it was shown that the system could be an efficient way of communication for preschool children even if it was limited to visual and auditory correspondence.