Alaska Library Association 2014

All apps in this presentation are listed at LittleeLit.com

(search for AKLA)

Access,Content & Engagement

Cen CampbellLittleeLit.com & Bookboard.com

Claudia HainesLittleeLit.com & Homer Public Library@claudiahaines

Have a seat & grab a survey!

What’s on all of our minds…

1. When do we get snacks?

2. Where is the bathroom?

3. Will you give us a list of apps?

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 behaviors5. Build personal network for sharing

information about new media and kids

Morning Program Overview

● Who are you and what do you want to know?

● Who is Little eLit?● What is new media?● New Media and Kids- Concerns● What is screen time?● The role of librarians in the new media

conversation

Afternoon Program Overview

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

● Evaluating apps and other digital media● Free apps and apps for free● App reviews- where do you find them?● Positive media behaviors● Anything we didn’t get to!

Making Friends

1. Name2. Position3. Library4. Experience or Interest in New Media &

Young Children5. Do you have a device here today?

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 iPads & apps!● Any kind of emergent technology● Content creation: camera, video,

book-making, writing, drawing, audio

● Multi & transmedia● Wearable tech

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”

Free Apps to Download

● Felt Board- Mother Goose on the Loose● Bean’s Baby● The Artist Who Stole Bits of the World● Grow a Reader● Amazing Xylophone● Animal Sounds- Fun Toddler Game● MOMA Color Lab● Exploratorium

Stretch!

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

So how do we engage in the new media marketplace?

1. Access: media mentor, physical space, devices & recommendations

2. Content: age appropriate & curated (appvisory)

3. Engagement: caregiver & child, child & content, librarian & content

Pioneering Literacy

Screen Time Poll

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

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

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

What Does it Look Like?

3 Cs of Screen Time by Lisa Guernsey

● Content

● Context

● Individual Child

Personal Media Use

How does it affect our professional practice?

The Best App For Young Children...

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

International Children’s Digital LibraryE-Books from over 60 countries in a wide variety of languages

Access to otherwise inaccessible titles

Designed to provide books to underserved kids with limited library access

Keynote

Using presentation slides in storytime

Salmonberry Photo Courtesy of Nomemade

Lunch!

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

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.

Book Apps!

Book App Demo

Not Just Book-Based Apps!

More App Demos

Hand out Tablets

Apps that Specifically Support Engagement

It’s not Books OR Apps

Many app developers include tips for parents & teachers on how to use the app as a springboard for engagement, conversation, relationship building or real-world activities.

Kathy Reid-Naiman’s Together Time

Apps for Oral Storytelling?!This whole “printing press” thing will ruin our children’s ability to commit our culturally significant stories to memory!

The Traditional Storyteller

Using New Media to Record Stories

How might we use mobile devices to record and share our own stories?

Calgary Public Library: Grow a Reader

Mother Goose on the Loose App

Stretch!

Evaluating and Choosing Digital Media

● Make intentional decisions about digital media with kids

● Explore newly downloaded apps on your own and then together with young children

● Look for apps and other media that help adults and children write, read, play, sing and talk TOGETHER (EECR2 early literacy practices for kids under 8)

● Consider the 3 C’s: Context, Content, Child (discussed in Screen Time by Lisa Guernsey)

Good Book Apps Have...

● Meaningful interactive elements that add to the story and are not only for interactivity’s sake (Interactive elements shouldn’t distract from the story)

● 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

(ECRR/ECRR2)● Are age appropriate● Have Intuitive way-finding● Use a clean, uncluttered display

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….

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

Traditional Storytelling Tools

● Felt Boards● Puppets● Handouts● “Big Books”● Music

Felt Board

Sock Puppets

Handouts

● Lyrics or words posted on screen during program

● Uploaded to library’s website for access later

● Benefits include: not having paper strewn about program room, anytime access for parents to remember songs, faces pointed up to sing instead of down in their laps

“Big Books”

● Digital books can be as big as your screen allows

● Huge storytelling books; always have physical copies available for checkout if you have them

Digital Music and Audio

Devices provide easy access to a variety of music and audio perfect for storytime

Apps: iTunes, Overdrive, SoundCloud

Recorded sounds like animal calls can be paired with related animal books

Stretch!

Positive Media Behaviors

● Joint Media Engagement: Fancy words for time-tested concept “read to your bunny, and your bunny will read to you!”

● Content, Context & the Individual Child● Age-appropriate & intentional usage

Settings

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

The Nitty Gritty Petting Zoo

● iPad

● Smartphone with camera, music, apps, and microphone

● Portable speakers with bluetooth & auxiliary cable

A world of people