Children and Technology

Literacy Spot #33: Using Video As A Literacy Tool

August 15, 2011
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I have no less than 20 two or three minute videos of Immy on my iPhone from this past week. She is fascinated by the idea of performing for the camera and seeing herself played back on the screen. “Did you take the video?” and “Can I see now?” have become common requests. Initially she [...]

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Screen Time & Young Hearts: A Look at a Recent Sydney Study

July 22, 2011
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This post is by regular contributor Naomi Cook. We are not ‘T.V people.’ However, my three year old enjoys an educational DVD whilst I make dinner and she also enjoys educational apps on my iPhone. I have seen tremendous learning outcomes from both of these forms of screen time. I frequently find these forms of [...]

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Kids & Computers: 7 Year Olds on Facebook? Really?

March 30, 2011

This post is by regular contributor Kate Fairlie of Picklebums. I am generally skeptical about articles like this one from the BBC News website ‘Children’s Screen Habits Revealed. I find that often the way statistics are quoted is somewhat sensational and alarmist; with journalists picking out bits and pieces from the research to suit their [...]

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Why I don’t want to share my lap top (with my children)

March 23, 2011

This post is by regular contributor Sarah Bendeich of Oesch and Doots. I don’t share my laptop with my (preschool aged) children. Actually that’s not quite right. We occasionally use the internet for research if the children want to know more about something. Google Images and Wikipedia are the perfect tools for ‘those’ questions – [...]

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Installing Speed Bumps to Television Viewing

March 16, 2011
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This post is by regular contributor Tricia Hogbin of Little Eco Footprints. I’d love to have a TV-free home. We’ve lived without a television before and I love the calm and creativity that comes with being screen-free. However, it’s one against two in my household, so the TV stays for now. I’ve managed to negotiate [...]

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Baby Steps Online

March 9, 2011
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This post is by regular contributor Cath Oehlman aka SquiggleMum. There’s no escaping the fact that technology is being introduced to our children earlier and earlier.  My four year old daughter is already using an interactive white board (IWB) in her prep classroom and loves finding animal info online at home, while my two year [...]

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