Mother Goose on the Loose with New Media

Goose 2.0

Children's Programming & Early Literacy Consultantwww.mgol.net

betsydc@mgol.org

Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen

Founder, LittleeLit.comLibrary Manager, bookboard.com

cen@bookboard.com

Cen Campbell

Technology with young children!?

• NAEYC/Fred Rogers Joint Position Statement

• Goose 2.0 Use of Technology Statement

NAEYC/Fred Rogers

• When used intentionally and appropriately, technology and interactive media are effective tools to support learning and development

• 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

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 are appropriate for use in Mother Goose on the Loose programs.

from Touchscreen Generation

Bookboard.com

Joint Media Engagement

• The New Co-viewing (Joan Ganz Cooney Center)

• Bringing families together around new forms of media

• New media can serve as a focal point for interaction, not the end goal

Parent Learning

• Support parents to be their child's first and best teacher

• To do that they have to learn some skills and gain some tools

• The use of digital media can support THEIR learning process

Avoiding App Mania

• Just because you're going to model intelligent use of new media does NOT mean everything you do has to be app-based

• Present stories, songs & rhymes in lots of different ways; use new media in a way that supports engagement and does not distract

Literacy (3Rs)

• Reading

• Writing

• Arithmetic

21st Century Learning Skills

• Creativity

• Collaboration

• Critical thinking

• Communication

New Literacies

• Consumer

• Adopter

• Adapter

• Creator

Information Capital

• Model for very young children how to find accurate information, and associate the use of technology with learning something new

SOCIOPOLITICAL CAPITAL

•Those who can manipulate media

•Those who are manipulated BY media

Read this book!

•Lisa Guernsey, Director of the New America Foundation's Early Learning Initiative

MGOL APPSoftware Smoothie

Dear Zoo App

VideoOpen them shut them

Leg over legThe dog went to

DoverHe came to a stile

And WHOOPS!He went over!

Animal SoundsFree Animal Sounds App

MGOL APPJack in the Box

MGOL APPSheep Dancing up dancing down

MGOL APPGrandfather Clock

Fly buzzing app

Fais do do Colas mon petit frere

Fais do doT'auras du lolo

Maman est en hautQui fait du gateauPapa est en bas

Qui fait du chocolat

Twinkle twinkle the experience