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WHO TEACHES WHOM? Collaborating with children to maximize interpersonal communication in a digital/virtual age Barbara Hallahan CCC-SLP Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Private Practice Marvellous Mouth Limited programmes for early years

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Page 1: Collaborating with children to maximize interpersonal communication in a digital/virtual age Barbara Hallahan CCC-SLP Irish Association of Speech and Language.

WHO TEACHES WHOM?Collaborating with children to maximize interpersonal

communication in a digital/virtual age

Barbara Hallahan CCC-SLPIrish Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Private Practice

Marvellous Mouth Limited programmes for early years

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

Updating his status

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

This graph is from a Business Insider article in April 2012

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

What people of my generation consider information overload is not seen the same way by the toddler or preschooler.

The Silicon Greens don’t know any different and are not likely to be interested in turning back or even slowing down.

http://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_kuhl_the_linguistic_genius_of_babies.html

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

Learning language from real people trumps learning from tv or audio.

Learning from interactive apps might show different results.

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

Man is a social animal.

In the yard

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.

- Orson Welles

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

Illusions take many forms.

Eric Whitacre has created a virtual community 3,000 singers strong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3rRaL-Czxw

Click link to experience the illusion.

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

Man is a social animal that is driven to communicate with others.

Interpersonal communication is an illusion.

Both physical reality and virtual reality can create the illusion of social interaction.

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

What kind of tree will they be?

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

Who decides?

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

Reading for pleasure

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

Learning the names of colours.

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

Learning about nature.

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Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International Conference 16 -19 Oct 2013

What kind of tree will they be?

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Additional information How Technology is Changing the way the Brain Workshttp://tinyurl.com/lx7av7o

Social Consequences of new media

Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International

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http://tinyurl.com/cvqyrqw

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Thank you for your attention.

Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS [email protected]+353 83 379 9228

Barbara Hallahan MFA, MS, CCC-SLP Early Childhood Ireland International

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