1st Edition

Exploring Key Issues in Early Childhood and Technology Evolving Perspectives and Innovative Approaches

Edited By Chip Donohue Copyright 2020
    170 Pages
    by Routledge

    170 Pages
    by Routledge

    Exploring Key Issues in Early Childhood and Technology offers early childhood allies, both in the classroom and out, a cutting-edge overview of the most important topics related to technology and media use in the early years.

    In this powerful resource, international experts share their wealth of experience and unpack complex issues into a collection of accessibly written essays. This text is specifically geared towards practitioners looking for actionable information on screen time, cybersafety, makerspaces, coding, computational thinking, STEM, AI and other core issues related to technology and young children in educational settings. Influential thought leaders draw on their own experiences and perspectives, addressing the big ideas, opportunities and challenges around the use of technology and digital media in early childhood. Each chapter provides applications and inspiration, concluding with essential lessons learned, actionable next steps and a helpful list of recommended further reading and resources.

    This book is a must-read for anyone looking to explore what we know – and what we still need to know – about the intersection between young children, technology and media in the digital age.

    Editor’s Introduction: Powerful Ideas about Young Children and Technology: Thoughts from the Thought Leaders

      1. Media and Marriage: "From this day forward, for better or for worse"
      2. LEWIS BERNSTEIN

      3. Five Things that Haven’t Changed (Much)
      4. DAVID KLEEMAN

      5. Fred Rogers: The Media Mentor We Need to Navigate the Digital Age
      6. CHIP DONOHUE

      7. Smart Phones and Tablets and Kids—Oh My, Oh My
      8. ELLEN WARTELLA

      9. When the technology disappears
      10. LYDIA PLOWMAN

      11. Seeing is Believing: Racial Diversity in Children’s Media
      12. KEVIN A. CLARK

      13. Claiming Rights and Righting Wrongs: Children’s Rights in the Digital Environment
      14. SONIA LIVINGSTONE

      15. Child-Centered Design: Integrating Children’s Rights and Ethics into the Heart of the Design Process
      16. SHULI GILUTZ

      17. Digital Play
      18. SUSAN EDWARDS

      19. Coding as Another Language: Why Computer Science in Early Childhood Should Not Be STEM
      20. MARINA UMASCHI BERS

      21. Personalized Education and Technology: How Can We Find an Optimal Balance?
      22. NATALIA KUCIRKOVA

      23. Makerspaces in the Early Years: Enhancing Digital Literacy and Creativity
      24. JACKIE MARSH

      25. Mobile Media and Parent-Child Interaction
      26. JENNY RADESKY

      27. No Surprise: Families Matter in Digital-based Learning
      28. M. ELENA LOPEZ

      29. A Mission for Media Mentors: Creating Critical Thinkers
      30. LISA GUERNSEY

      31. Digesting the iScreen Decade: What Should Media Makers, Policymakers and Philanthropy Do Next?
      32. MICHAEL H. LEVINE

      33. Childhood 2040 - A Wishlist

               WARREN BUCKLEITNER

    Afterword – PastForward: Why We Need Thought Leaders and Media Mentors

    CHIP DONOHUE

    Biography

    Chip Donohue, Ph.D., is Founding Director of the Technology in Early Childhood (TEC) Center at Erikson Institute, where he served as Dean of Distance Learning and Continuing Education between 2009 and 2018. He is a Senior Fellow and Advisor of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at Saint Vincent College.