Tanya B. Smith and Claudia Haines presented these slides during the Fred Rogers Center and Little eLit Digital Literacy Symposium at the Harford County Public Library in Maryland on April 7, 2015. Additional slides for the portion of the program about early literacy and Every Child Ready to Read can be found at: http://www.slideshare.net/claudiahaines/hcpl-new-media-and-young-children-training-ecrr-portion

1. Fred Rogers Center and Little eLit Digital Literacy Symposium,
Sponsored by Comcast:
Welcome to the Digital Neighborhood

3. Tanya Baronti Smith
Program Coordinator

4. Claudia Haines
Youth Services Librarian
Homer Public Library

5. Dorothy Stoltz
Programming & Outreach Services Manager
Kristen Bodvin
Outreach Library Associate & Parent Educator
Carroll County Public Library, Maryland

7. 1. Participants will understand and use current research and the
NAEYC/FRC joint position statement to establish guidelines for
developmentally appropriate and intentional use of technology and digital
media within children’s library programming.
2. Participants will be able to identify at least 3 ways to engage families
using the ECRR parent education toolkit.
3. Participants will be able to evaluate and integrate new media in their
programs for young children by using provided resources and tools
GOALS/OBJECTIVES

9. THE Position Statement
The NAEYC/Fred Rogers
Center position statement is
the foundation and provides
guidance and support for all
of our work in digital media
and technology.
NAEYC/FRC Position Statement

10. http://www.naeyc.org/content/technology-and-young-children

11. NAEYC/Fred Rogers Center
Position Statement
on Young Children and Technology
Key Messages

12. When used intentionally and appropriately,
technology and interactive media are effective
tools to support learning and development.
ENHANCE and not REPLACE!

13. Intentional use requires early childhood
teachers and administrators to have information
and resources regarding the nature of these
tools and the implications of their use with
children.

14. Limitations on the use of technology and
media are important.
PASSIVE v. ACTIVE

15. Special considerations must be given to the
use of technology with infants and toddlers.
Relationships!

16. Attention to digital citizenship and
equitable access is essential.
“I wouldn’t do anything on the
television set that I wouldn’t do at
home…” Fred Rogers, 1989

17. Ongoing research and professional
development are needed.

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29. For the slides regarding Every Child
Ready to Read and Early Literacy
presented by Dorothy Stoltz and
Kristen Bodvin go to click here.

30. LUNCH!

31. Goals for Afternoon
● Gain confidence to begin (or
continue!) intentionally using
new media in storytime & other
library programs
● Evaluate Apps & eBooks
● Identify ways to support families
and their literacy needs in the
digital age

32. Who Uses New Media?
75% of
households
have some
sort of access
to digital
media at home
40% of
families with
kids under 8
own a tablet
72% of kids
ages 0-8 have
used digital
media of some
kind
Zero to Eight: Children’s Media Use in America 2013

33. How do Families
Decide What’s Right
for Their Young
Children?
from cover of This Book is Overdue by Marilyn Johnson

34. Librarians as Media Mentors:
Lisa Guernsey’s Call to Action

35. Association of Library Services for
Children
● Discussions about new media
● Digital media resources for
librarians
● New Media in Libraries Survey
● Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth
(forthcoming white paper)
● What else do you need?

36. Young Children & New
Media in Libraries
Survey
71% have
used one or
more types of
new media in
programming
for young
children
415 respondents
58% plan to
increase their
new media
availability for
youth
39% use
devices in
storytime
22% provide device
mentoring

37. Children First!

38. New Media in
Storytime:
My Toolkit

39. New Media in Storytime: Why?
● New ways to foster early literacy
● Equitable access to digital tools
● Model positive, appropriate practices
● Advisory for families using digital media
● Engage new kids, or same kids in different ways

40. What’s in my toolkit that
helps kids learn?
Not how can I use this device?

41. New Media in Storytime:
Considerations
● Intentional Use! Use your experience & knowledge for
appropriate practice.
● Does it Foster Interactive Experiences?
● Does it Build Relationships?
● Does it help families practice Reading, Talking, Singing,
Writing or Playing?
● Does it promote Social/Emotional Development?

42. New Media in Storytime:
How to Get Started
Choose new media that fits
your space, your families and
program!

43. New Media in Storytime:
How to Get Started
● Know how the equipment works.
● Choose one digital element to integrate at a time.
● Practice, practice, practice!
● Plan transitions and create “plan B” for the
unanticipated.
● Include “aside” for parents about tool you’re using, as
you would do with other storytime elements.

44. Media Mentors in Action
Anne Hicks, Henrietta Public Library,
https://anneslibrarylife.wordpress.com
Carissa Christner,
Madison Public Library
http://librarymakers.blogspot.com

45. Media Mentors in Action
Sara Saxton, Wasilla Public Library (Alaska)
Claudia
Haines,
Homer
Public
Library
(Alaska)

46. Book App vs. eBook
Happy Hippo, Angry Duck iBooks
But Not the Hippopotamus iPad and
iPhone

47. Evaluating Story Apps: Good Night,
Good Night, Construction Site
Oceanhouse Media iPad and iPhone

48. ECRR2:
Talking
Story App: Spot

49. Non-fiction/Information Story App:
ABCs of Insects
Oceanhouse Media iPad and iPhone
ECRR2: Talking,
Reading

50. Toy App:
Sago Mini Monsters
Sago Sago iPad and Amazon
ECRR2: Talking & Playing

51. Toy App
Vector Park: iPad and iPhone & desktops (coming
soon)
ECRR2: Reading, Talking & Playing

52. Evaluating Toy Apps: Toca Nature
Toca Boca: iPad and iPhone
Check out the cool Animal Mask
ECRR2: Talking &
Playing

53. Presentation Apps: Keynote, PPT,
Google Slides or Evernote
ECRR2:
Reading, Talking, Singing

54. Camera
Super Hero!
Photo Booth
ECRR2:
Reading,
Talking,
Playing

55. Creation Apps: Felt Board
ECRR2: Talking, Writing, Reading,
Singing, Playing
Felt Board iPad and Amazon
Felt Board- Mother Goose
on the Loose iPad

56. Creation Apps: Sago Mini Doodlecast
Sago Sago iPad
ECRR2: Talking, Writing,
Reading, Singing, Playing

57. Cornell Lab of Ornithology
iPhone and Google Play
Other Apps: Merlin Bird ID
ECRR2: Talking, Reading (and
listening!)

58. Other Apps: Digital Music
● iTunes/Google Play (buy
or load music from your
library’s collection)
● Sound Cloud
● YouTube
ECRR2: Singing, Talking,
Reading

59. Apps: Supporting Diversity &
Making it Relevant
Hairy Maclary and Donaldson’s
Dairy
Lynley Dodd iPad and iPhone
ECRR2: Talking, Reading, Writing

60. Makey Makey
PhotocourtesyofLilaLeeLittle
ECRR2: Singing, Talking,
Playing
Joy Labz: desktop

61. BREAK!

62. Beyond Storytime:
Other Uses of New Media
● Stationary iPads in the library- App of the Week
● Literacy Nights for Families
● Early Literacy Support for Caregivers
● QR codes
● Remote Connections
● New Media Advisory

63. Beyond Storytime: Around the Library

64. Beyond Storytime: Family Game Night
Words for Osmo iPad
Newton for Osmo iPad
ECRR2: Talking, Reading, Writing

65. Beyond Storytime: Math Night
● Up to 100 (with wooden
numbers) iPad
● Pettson’s Inventions iPad and
iPhone and Google Play
● Toca Builders iPad and iPhone and
Google Play
● Inventioneers iPad and iPhone,
Google Play, Amazon
● Endless Numbers iPad and iPhone

66. Beyond Storytime:
Early Literacy Support
Zero to Three-
Let’s Play (Zero
to Three) iPad and
iPhone and Google
Play
Grow a Reader
(Calgary Public
Library) iPad and
iPhone
PBS Parents (PBS)
iPad and iPhone, Amazon,
and Google Play
http://www.fredrogerscenter.org/res
ources/play-and-learn/

67. Beyond Storytime:
QR Codes Around
the Library

68. Beyond Storytime: Remote Connections
A Story Before Bed iPad and
iPhone or Google Hangouts
Skype iPad and iPhone, Google Play,
Windows phone or desktop
Kindoma iPad and iPhone
FaceTime iPad and iPhone

69. Beyond Storytime: App
Advisory
● Brochures for parents
● Informal recommendations
● App lists on library’s website
or social media pages
● App lists in book displays

70. Evaluating New
Media
● Your experience and
knowledge
● Rubric
● 3 C’s
● Review sources
● Time to play
Photo:wondergressive.com

71. Evaluating Toy Apps: My Little Pony
Gameloft iPad and iPhone

72. Evaluating Toy Apps: YouTube Kids
Google iPad and iPhone and Google Play

73. Hands-on: Now it’s your turn!
● Each table=evaluation team
● Evaluate your team’s app as a group
● Pick how you would use it (in a program? for
advisory?)
● App Talk!

74. App List for Hands-on Play
Tables 1 and 8
Alien Assignment
Animal Sounds- Toddler Fun Game
Tables 2 and 9
Buckle My Shoe
Sago Mini Doodlecast
Tables 3 and 10
Endless Alphabet
Everyday Grooves
Tables 4 and 11
Felt Board- Mother Goose on the Loose
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy
Tables 5 and 12
ICDL International Children's Digital
Library
Keynote, Power Point or Google Slides
Tables 6
My A-Z
But Not the Hippopotamus
Tables 7
Toca Robot Lab
Wee You Things

75. Resources
Photo: neighborhoodinvolve.org
● Resource List
● App List (link will be available after the
symposium)
● Your Personal
Learning Network!

76. Wrap Up
Tell us something you learned?
Name one way new way you can support the
digital lives of families in your community?
Questions?

77. Survey!

78. Contact Us
Tanya Baronti Smith, tanya.smith@stvincent.edu, 412-421-
3889 x112
Dorothy Stoltz, dstoltz@carr.org, #StoltzDorothy
Kristen Bodvin, kbodvin@carr.org
Claudia Haines, @claudiahaines, nevershushed.com