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!