young children, new media & library: children's literature council of southern california
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Cen Campbell at the Fullerton LibraryTRANSCRIPT
Young Children, New Media & Libraries
Cen CampbellMay 3, 2014
Who are you?
LittleeLit.com
Defining the Scope
• Develop promising practices for the use of new media without young children (0-5) and their caregivers
Thank you!
Worried
• Content (quality, control)
• Loss of the “book”
• Digital divide
• Screen time
• Impede social development
• Technological competencies
• Size of screen
• Balance of tech & non-tech
• Funding
• Integrating into ECRR
• Implementation (tech setup, where to look)
• Seductive details
• Gimmick/passing fad
• Early Literacy
Excited
• Ubiquity
• Enhance child’s desire to explore new forms of literature
• Kids engaged & excited about reading
• Parent & child engagement
• Keeping the library & storytime relevant
• Reaching out to young parents
• Everyone can see the books
• Librarians as curators of new forms of media
• Apps to promote literacy
• Using new media to inform caregivers about library programs
Posse Up• Share if you have used some
kind of new media (usually a tablet device) with young children & families
• Share questions, comments, concerns or hopes you have for this new phenomenon
Reframing the Issue
• There is no either/or
• This is about relationships, not technology
Images that make us sad
This is Our Opportunity
elf2.library.ca.gov
ELF2.0: Young Children, New Media & Libraries
Events
• CLA Preconference 2014
• Webinar May 8
• Regional Meeting- Riverside May 14
• CLA Networking Event 2015
Toolkit
• Bibliography
• Survey
• Forum (partnership)
• Evaluation criteria
General Guidelines
• Start with a buddy!
• Tie content to the collection
• Start with books & music you already love
• Always test out apps the day you share them
• Balance tech & non-tech
• Engage parents in discussion
• Hand held or mirrored?
• Try not to use apps with ads
• Use mix of paid & free content
• Have a backup
• If you have tech difficulties, talk through it
• Use the vast body of knowledge you & your colleagues ALREADY have!
Suggested Apps to Try out
• Animal Sounds
• Bean’s babyBoynton 4-pack
• Byron Barton Collection 1
• Endless ABC
• Felt Board App
• Four Little Corners
• Grow a Reader
• Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy
• Mother Goose on the Loose App
• Sock puppets
• Wee Sing ABC
Keep in Mind
• Be explicit for caregivers WHY you are using the screen/iPad, make sure you know for whose benefit you have chosen a digital tool
• Digital tools DO NOT replace any of our current storytelling tools; they are another tool in the toolkit
• Use the best tool for the job (hint: a lot of the time, the best tool is NOT digital!)
• We want parents to be able to ask us questions about this topic; they won’t if they feel judged
• Children under 2 shouldn’t have too much access to technology. But it might support their caregiver’s learning process.
Easy Ways to Get Started
• Find your favourite Storytime Book digitially (app, iBooks, Kindle, Nook, library offerings etc)
• Try a Digital Felt Board
• Post lyrics, welcome and/or resource slides for the parents
Demo & Tips & Tricks• Set Up (wired or wireless?)
• Lyrics (projected)
• Felt Board/MGOL (live or screen shot)
• Digital Books (always have paper copies to check out, or on same theme; you can use books you’ve never been able to use before)
• Images (non-fiction! Create your own content!)
• Sounds (what does a peacock REALLY sound like?)
• Music (Easy playlists; display album cover while song is playing and include call number on screen while dancing around)
• Talk Sing Read Write Play!