#bcla2013 early literacy in the digital age
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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS: MEDIA USE BY CHILDREN YOUNGER
THAN 2 YEARS
• In 1999, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement addressing media use in children. The purpose of that statement was to educate parents about the effects that media—both the amount and the content—may have on children. In one part of that statement, the AAP recommended that “pediatricians should urge parents to avoid television viewing for children under the age of two years.” The wording of the policy specifically discouraged media use in this age group, although it is frequently misquoted by media outlets as no media exposure in this age group.
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ENGAGEMENT!
SOCIOPOLITICAL CAPITAL
• Those who can manipulate media
• Those who are manipulated BY media
WHY US? WHY NOW?
• This is bigger than the Gutenberg Printing Press. No, really.
• We curate & recommend content, regardless of format
Hanna Rosin Touch Screen Generation
STORYTIME DEMOApps, iBooks, Felt Board and Presentation
OH YEAH?! SAYS WHO?• NAEYC
• Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media
• Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop
• National Association for Media Literacy Education
• The International Society for Technology in Education
• American Academy of Pediatrics