Rancho Cucamonga LittleeLit Training March 26, 2014

New Media in Storytime

Cen CampbellLittleeLit.com & Bookboard.com

Carisa KluverDigital-Storytime.com & DigitalMediaDiet.com

Goals for the workshop

1. Confidence to begin (or continue!) using new media in storytime

2. Evaluate Apps & eBooks (appvisory)3. Traditional storytelling in the digital age4. Model positive media behaviors

Day 1

● Introductions & Expectations● What is new media?● New media and kids- concerns● What is screen time?● The role of librarians in the new media

conversation

Day 2

● Media and device demos (E-books, Book Apps, Game/Activity Apps, etc)

● Access, Content & Engagement● Evaluating apps and other digital media● App reviews- where do you find them?● Positive media behaviors

Introductions

1. Name2. Position3. Experience or Interest in New Media &

Young Children

Expectations

1. Share Your Experience2. Share Your Concerns & Ideas3. Listen & Engage4. Share your learning goals ...

Parking Lot

Post your thoughts, questions, comments during breaks.

A Little about LittleeLit

Young Children, New Media & Libraries● Promising practices for the

incorporation of new media into library collections, services & programs for children 0-5

Stretch

What is new media?

● Not just tablets & apps!● Any Emergent Ed Tech● Content creation via camera, video,

microphone & writing/drawing + book creation tools, etc.

● Multimedia/Transmedia● Wearable Tech & New, NEW Media!

New media is ...

● manipulated● networkable● dense● compressible● interactive

New Media is Evolving …

What are some concerns about new media & young children?

● Commercial messages● Displacement of time doing other things● Eye/Neck/Body/Brain strain● Less creative and open-ended play● Less time running around outside● Sleep disruptions● Age inappropriate content● Under 2s (AAP)

These concerns are all valid.

How can children’s librarians provide guidance for the use of new formats given that we have no long term research on the effects of mobile media with young children?

Apps & eBooks

Example & Demo: Sandra Boynton

“The Sock Puppet Video”

Stretch!

Screen Time Poll

How much screen time is appropriate per day for the following age groups:1. 0-2 year olds2. 3 year olds3. 4 year olds4. 5 year olds

What’s happening now?

What are the current controversies?

What have your heard or read about lately?

What’s brewing at LittleeLit ...

Model for Young Children, New Media & Libraries is a combination of...

Pediatrics Pedagogy

American Academy of Pediatrics

Parent Recommendations from the AAP Guidelines● Limit “entertainment” screen time to <1-2

hours a day● Discourage screen media for children <2● Keep screen media out of child’s bedroom ● Monitor media usage● Coview● Establish family media plan

National Association for the Education of Young Children & Fred Rogers Center

Guidelines for Educators

● Select, use, integrate & evaluate media in intentional & age-appropriate ways

● Balance of tech & non-tech● Prohibit use of passive media● Limit use for <2 year olds● Consider recommendations from health orgs● Equitable access to technology

Brazelton Touchpoints

Guiding Principles

Guiding Principles to Focus on

● Focus on the parent-child relationship

● Recognize what you bring to the interaction

● Be willing to discuss matters that go beyond your traditional role

Children’s Librarians Must Engage with New Media for Young Children● Ubiquity of tablet technology● Whether it’s good for kids or not, parents

are handing the devices over● Access to content (multilingual, diverse,

high quality)● Societal need for Media Mentorship ● Potential to increase the overall quality of

content

Stretch!

Day 2

● Recap from yesterday● Settings & Tech● New media tools ● Access, Content & Engagement● Talking to Families● App reviews- finding them, evaluating

evaluators, low cost/free apps?

Thoughts from yesterday?

Pioneering Literacy

Every Child Ready to Read 2(.0)

Practices (ECRR2)Talk, Sing, Read, Write, Play

Skills (ECRR)Print Awareness, Letter Knowledge, Phonological Awareness, Vocabulary, Narrative Skills, Print Motivation

Settings

● Guided Access● Individual app settings● Device settings● WiFi/Network

Technological Set Up

● AppleTV● iPad● TV● WiFi● Plan B

Felt Board

Felt Board Activity

● Choose a song, story or rhyme you know● Depict your song, story or rhyme using the

Felt Board app● Explain how this activity supports one or

more of the early learning practices (talk, sing, read, write,play)

Stretch!

What Does it Look Like?

Demo:Wee Sing ABC

3 Cs of Screen Time by Lisa Guernsey

● Content

● Context

● Individual Child

Mother Goose on the Loose

● Musical program for children 3 & under● Children learn through routine & repetition

in a nurturing environment● Support parents to be their child’s first &

best teacher● Rhymes, music, felt board pieces, 80%/20%

MGOL Technology Use Statement

Technology handled with careful consideration, in moderation; in ways that fit in with the program’s intent and don’t overwhelm, that enhance but don’t replace, and that encourage parent/child interaction is appropriate for use in a Mother Goose on the Loose program.

LittleeLit Guidelines for New Media in Storytime● Access: Act as media mentor to your

community & support equitable access to information

● Content: Content should be high quality & age appropriate

● Engagement: Any technology use should support the development of relationships

Talking Points Activity

● Engagement: Focus on the parent-child relationship

● Resources/Research● Technology as a tool (not a replacement)● Not all screens are created equal

The Best App For Young Children...

...is one that supports the development of a relationship with another human being.

Healthy Screen Time

Digital-Storytime.com

App Treasure Hunt

What did you learn?

What was easy to find? Hard to find? Impossible???

Review Sources

● Children’s Technology Review● Common Sense Media● Digital-Storytime.com● Horn Book● Kirkus Reviews● Little eLit (suggested uses)● School Library Journaland your personal network….

Evaluating and Choosing Digital Media

● Make intentional decisions ● Explore newly downloaded apps on your own and then

with children● Look for media that help adults and children write,

read, play, sing and talk TOGETHER ● Consider the 3 C’s: Context, Content, Child

Good Book Apps Have...

● Meaningful interactive elements that add to the story and are not only for inter-activity’s sake

● A great story with high quality images● Plain, highly-readable font● Read-to-me and read-to-myself options● Settings for turning on/off music and other sound

effects

Good Game/Activity Apps...● Are fun to play over and over again● Offer open-ended play● Encourage creativity● Strengthen one or more of the early literacy practices ● Are age appropriate● Have Intuitive way-finding● Use a clean, uncluttered display

Free Apps & Apps for FreeWhat’s the difference?

● Free Apps● Free with in-app purchases, ads, &

links to full versions● Free and it’s just a teaser● Free temporarily● Promo Codes (Little eLit’s promo

code fairy)

More information: How to Find Apps for Free

A world of people

Final Demo & Evaluation