Course:LIBR529/Websites for LIBR529/Preschoolers and Media - Research, Reviews and Examples

This is a partial list of websites and review sources that discuss media for preschoolers.

Research on Media and Preschoolers

Al-Yaquot, G. (2011). "From slate to slate: what does the future hold for the picture book series?" New Review of children’s literature and librarianship 17, 57-77. doi:10.1080/136145541.2011.573679

“School Library Journal's Best Books, Apps and More 2015 ” at http://www.slj.com/best-books-2015/

Atlantic "The Touch Screen Generation" by Hanna Rosin, March 20, 2013 available online at http://m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/the-touch-screen-generation/309250/#disqus_thread

"Baby Brains and Video Games" a panel discussion from New America, NYC, March 27, 2012 with Warren Buckleitner, Editor, Children's Technology Review; Lisa Guernsey, New American Foundation; Rosemarie Truglio, Sesame Workshop and Annie Murphy Paul, Author. http://www.newamerica.net/events/2012/baby_brains_and_video_games

Bacon, Beth. "2 ways digital books benefit kids": http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/2-ways-digital-books-benefit-kids-research-shows/

Barseghian, T. (2012) For Young Readers, Print or Digital Books? Accessed online at http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/05/for-young-readers-print-or-digital-books/

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, Alliance for Childhood, & Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children’s Entertainment (2012, October). Facing the Screen Dilemma: Young children, technology and early education. Boston, MA: Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood; New York, NY: Alliance for Childhood.

Children’s App Manifesto at http://childrensappmanifesto.net/ Discussion.

Children's Technology Review: http://www.childrenstech.com

Children’s Technology Review January 2015: Trends, Top 10 Essential Apps for Your Child’s New iPad, and LittleClickers Orion

 http://childrenstech.com/blog/archives/15815  or http://childrenstech.com/blog/archives/15871

Chip Donohue of the Erikson Institute shares some highlights from his recent book, in a talk called Back to the Future: Lessons in App Design from Mister Rogers at http://youtu.be/sIeWMAlrE6c

Common Sense Media: http://www.commonsensemedia.org

Common Sense Media / Zero to Eight: Children's Media use in America 2013: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/zero-to-eight-childrens-media-use-in-america-2013

Cory Doctorow: How to destroy the book: http://nationalreadingcampaign.ca/initiatives/td-national-reading-summits/td-national-reading-summit-i-reading-and-democracy/conference-video/cory-doctorow-how-to-destroy-the-book/

Deam, J. (2015) E-Books vs. Print: What parents need to know. Scholastic.com Accessed online at http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/developing-reading-skills/e-books-vs-print-what-parents-need-to-know

Digital Media Diet: iPad Best of the Best – 50 Essential Children’s Book Apps (Part 1: Toddlers) June, 2012 at http://digitalmediadiet.com/?p=1645

Digital Media Diet: iPad Best of the Best – 50 Essential Children’s Book Apps (Part 2: Preschoolers) July, 2012 at http://digitalmediadiet.com/?p=1683

Digital Storytime: http://digital-storytime.com/index.php

Ebooks in Early Literacy: Science, Design, Decision: http://ebooks-in-early-literacy.blogspot.ca/

Educational Media: Screen Time and Literacy Featuring Deb Linebarger, Lisa Guernsey, and Marnie Lewis in a discussion about educational media. Reading rockets website Accessed online at http://www.readingrockets.org/webcasts/3005/

Fred Rogers center for early learning and children's media: http://www.fredrogerscenter.org/

Fred Rogers Center for Early learning "About digital media and learning: http://www.fredrogerscenter.org/initiatives/digital-media-learning/about-digital-media-learning/

Generation M2: Media in the lives of 8 - 18 year olds (2010) available at http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdf

Guernsey, Lisa. Articles. http://www.lisaguernsey.com/articles.htm

Guernsey, Lisa. Epilogue to Screen time: how electronic media - from baby videos to educational software - affects your young child. 2012. Retrieved from http://www.lisaguernsey.com/SiteAssets/012GUER/PDFs/Screen-Time-Epilogue.pdf

Guernsey, Lisa and Michael Levine, Cynthia Chiong and Maggie Severns (2012) Pioneering literacy: in the digital wild west: empowering parents and educators. Accessed online at http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/GLR_TechnologyGuide_final.pdf

Guernsey, L. How the iPad affects young children, and what we can do about it. TEDx MidAtlantic Accessed online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P41_nyYY3Zg

Gutnick, A. L., Robb, M., Takeuchi, L., & Kotler, J. (2010). Always connected: The new digital media habits of young children. New York: The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop.

Joan Gantz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop: http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/

Kirkorian, Wartella & Anderson. "Media and young children's learning" in Children and Electronic Media. The Future of Children Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 2008 available online at http://futureofchildren.org/futureofchildren/publications/docs/18_01_03.pdf

Hicks, A. (2014) Developmentally appropriate practice: using new media with children, birth through school-age. Little eLit Accessed online at http://littleelit.com/2014/12/15/developmentally-appropriate-practice-chapter-three-of-the-little-elit-book/.

Less is More: How manipulative features affect children’s learning from picture books Medha Tare, Cynthia Chiong, Patricia Ganea, and Judy DeLoache Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, September 2010: Accessed online http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2952631/

“Librarians, School and Public, Tap the best in Kids’ Apps in July 2012 and available online at http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/07/k-12/librarians-school-and-public-tap-the-best-in-kids-apps-ala-annual-2012/ by Kathy Ishizuka published in July 2012 School Library Journal.

Little eLit: early literacy in the digital age. Cen Campbell http://littleelit.com/

Little eLit: Children and Technology: What can research tell us? by Tess Prendergast, BA, MLIS; Doctoral Student, University of British Columbia https://littleelit.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/children-and-technology-prendergast.pdf

Little eLit Chapter Three; Hicks, A. (2014) Developmentally appropriate practice: using new media with children, birth through school-age. Little eLit Accessed online at http://littleelit.com/2014/12/15/developmentally-appropriate-practice-chapter-three-of-the-little-elit-book/.

The Media Family: Electronic Media in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Their Parents: Electronic media in the lives of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents (2006) Retrieved from: http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/7500.pdf

Moody, A. K., Justice, L. M., & Cabell, S. Q. (2010 September) Electronic versus traditional storybooks: Relative influence on preschool children’s engagement and communication. 10 (3), 294-313. doi:10.1177/1468798410372162

Mueller, V. & Hurtig, R. (2009) Technology-Enhanced Shared Reading With Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children: The Role of a Fluent Signing Narrator Accessed online Journal of deaf studies and deaf education at http://intl-jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/content/15/1/72.full

National Association for the Education of Young Children & Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media at Saint Vincent College. (2012) Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8. Accessed online at http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PS_technology_WEB2.pdf

Nosy Crow: http://nosycrow.com/

Paul, A.M. (2014) Students reading e-books are losing out, study suggests. Accessed online at http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/10/students-reading-e-books-are-losing-out-study-suggests/?_r=0

Pioneering literacy in the digital wild west: empowering parents and educators: http://gradelevelreading.net/resources/technology-for-successful-parenting

Planet App: Kids book apps are everywhere. But are they any good” by Elizabeth Bird and published in Library Journal January 2011 available online at http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/888450-312/planet_app_kids_book_apps.html.csp

Radesky, J., Schumacher, J. & Zuckerman, B. (2015). "Mobile and interactive media use by young children: the good, the bad and the unknown." Pediatrics Perspectives. Volume 135, Number 1, January 2015. available online at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/135/1/1.full.pdf+html

"The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens" by Ferris Jabr. Scientific American, Thursday, April 11, 2013 Permanent Address: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=reading-paper-screens

Roskos, K. A., & Christie, J. F. (2011 March) Mindbrain and play-literacy connections. 11 (1), 73-94. doi:10.1177/1468798410390889

Schugar, J.T., Schugar, H.R. & Smith, C.A. (2013) Teaching with interactive picture e-books in grades K-6. The Reading Teacher, 66, 615-624.
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Teachers’ thoughts on e-readers in the elementary school classroom by Marcy Zipke Published online: 14 February 2012 and available at http://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10639-012-9188-x/fulltext.html

Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8: A joint position statement issued by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at Saint Vincent College : http://www.naeyc.org/content/technology-and-young-children

"Traditional books provide more positive parent child interaction" article presenting the research by Julia Parish-Morris and Molly F. Collins at a Boston University conference on language development: "Electronic books: Boon or Bust for Interactive Reading?" https://www.temple.edu/news_media/tradbooks.html

Zero to eight: children’s media use in America (2011) Retrieved from http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/zerotoeightfinal2011.pdf

A few favorite Review Websites for Media
(This is by no means an exhaustive list - it's just the tip of the iceberg.)

Children's Technology Review: http://www.childrenstech.com
Common Sense Media: http://www.commonsensemedia.org
Digital Media Diet: iPad Best of the Best – 50 Essential Children’s Book Apps (Part 1: Toddlers) June, 2012 at http://digitalmediadiet.com/?p=1645
Digital Media Diet: iPad Best of the Best – 50 Essential Children’s Book Apps (Part 2: Preschoolers) July, 2012 at http://digitalmediadiet.com/?p=1683
Fun educational apps: http://www.funeducationalapps.com/

Horn Book: http://www.hbook.com/horn-book-magazine/
or Horn Book "App of the week" http://www.hbook.com/category/choosing-books/app-review-of-the-week/

Horn book recommended apps December 2013: http://www.hbook.com/2013/12/choosing-books/recommended-books/recommended-apps-e-books/

iMums: reviews by mothers of little gadget lovers: http://www.theimum.com/

Kirkus Book Reviews: http://www.kirkusreviews.com/
Parents Choice Foundation: http://www.parents-choice.org/default.cfm
Smart apps for kids: iPad, iPhone, iPod: http://www.smartappsforkids.com/

School Library Journal Multimedia reviews: http://www.slj.com/category/books-media/reviews/multimedia-reviews/

School Library Journal: Best of the Apps 2014: http://www.slj.com/2014/02/reviews/apps/best-of-apps-enhanced-books-february-2014/

Teacherswithapps: http://teacherswithapps.com/

Digital / Media Awards:

Bologna Ragazzi Digital Prize for 2013 with a fabulous interview with the judges on trends in children's apps: http://childrenstech.com/bolognaragazzidigital/2013-bolognaragazzi-digital-prize-results

iKIDS Inside the business of children's digital media: http://kidscreen.com/2014/02/13/ikids-honors-years-best-digital-products-at-annual-awards-cermony/

Digital Publishers: Interviews and Websites discussed in modules

Loud Crow Interactive: http://loudcrow.com/
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Nosy Crow: http://nosycrow.com/

Toca Boca, interview with Jens Peter de Pedro, creative director of stories for the Swedish app developer, on media and play: http://kidscreen.com/2014/02/20/toca-talks-why-freedom-is-best-for-kids-and-apps

Media for preschoolers referenced in modules:

BBC. "CBeebies- Home" at http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/ Don't miss the online story about Charlie and Lola

BusSongs at http://bussongs.com/

Knowledge Network. Knowledge: Kids at http://www.knowledgekids.ca/. Don't miss the video based on "Guess how much I love you."

Starfall's learn to read with phonices: http://www.starfall.com/

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. (2010). Story place: The children’s digital library. http://www.storyplace.org

Interactive digital book: PopOut! The Tale of Peter Rabbit app for iPad, iPhone or demonstrated on the LoudCrow website at http://loudcrow.com/popout-the-tale-of-peter-rabbit or PopOut! The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin on the LoudCrow website.

Barnyard Dance, Sandra Boynton's interactive board books at http://loudcrow.com/barnyard-dance

International Children's Digital Library at http://en.childrenslibrary.org/

PBS Kids "Sprout online" at http://www.sproutonline.com/

Thomas the Tank Engine Website: http://www.thomasandfriends.com/ca/Thomas.mvc/Home

"Steve Jobs was a low-tech parent" at http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/fashion/steve-jobs-apple-was-a-low-tech-parent.html?_r=0