Study of Directions and Experiences on Teachers’ Taking pictures for Mobile Notice Board During the Play of Young Children

This study aimed to explore the approaches and experiences of teachers taking photos for a mobile notice board while young children were at play. To this end, 6 day-care center-teachers in K city were interviewed 24 times individually or in a group. As a result, first, teachers’ experiences of taking pictures during young children’s play were seen as positive and negative things. On the positive side, teachers recognized that taking pictures had a good impact on sharing information about young children’s play or their activities between parents and teachers, and it made teachers observe young children’s play diligently. On the negative side, teachers thought taking pictures interrupted the children’s play, and the work stressed out teachers. Second, when it comes to future directions, the directions were analyzed like the following three: the practical effort about specific ways, raising teachers’ awareness about the impact of taking pictures, and the need for educating parents according to the change in the educational program. This study could be helpful to let teachers recognize newly young children’s play relevant to taking pictures and to settle down a play-centered curriculum.