An "Early Literacy Apps 101" course on choosing and exploring apps with your pre-reader, with recommended free apps and further resources. Note: all apps withi…

Police: local tutor directed installation of keylogger to goose students' grades.

Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.

Many moons ago (in May) Saroj Ghoting asked if I would outline my philosophy around using apps and eBooks in storytimes for a new book she is writing. The following is what I produced for her. Stor…

Bibliography on early-childhood development and technology.

The Tech Together program at Arapahoe Library District was designed to provide an opportunity for parents & caregivers of preschool children to learn about age-appropriate digital experiences, …

I posted an opportunity recently on the ALSC Listserv for children’s librarians to give some feedback to a start-up based in Silicon Valley that is developing a new eBooks distribution platform.  “This is great!”  I thought to myself.  “Children’s librarians know children’s literature and children’s electronic services better than any other profession, they’re always willing to share their expertise and they’ll understand what a great opportunity it is for them to speak directly with a children’s ebook developer to help create a platform that is well designed, age-appropriate and contains high quality content!” Boy, was this a learning experience for me.  A conversation erupted from this one post that didn’t have anything to do with Bookboard’s new service. Instead, children’s librarians from all over the country began voicing their opinions about what our profession’s role is when it comes to digital media for children.  The comments ranged from anecdotal evidence...

Do you require your students to blog in class? Do they post their blogs publicly? Have you worried about legal, ethical, or FERPA issues? We talked about all of this in a recent meeting of the Duke

Choosing apps that will support your teaching objective is a time consuming task for sure, however managing multiple iPad devices in a primary elementary classroom can quickly get out of hand, espe…

Over the past year I have been researching the use of digital media with kids, and in particular interactive media. I wanted to know more about integrating interactive or new media into library pro…