Handy Manny and the Emergent Literacy Technology Toolkit

Abstract

This is an author-produced, peer-reviewed version of this article. The final, definitive version of this document can be found online at Early Childhood Education Journal, published by Springer. Copyright restrictions may apply doi: 10.1007/s10643-010-0377-1 H. PARETTE, J. HOURCADE, N. BOECKMANN & C. BLUM in EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION JOURNAL (2010) 1 This is an author-produced, peer-reviewed version of this article. The final, definitive version of this document can be found online at Early Childhood Education Journal, published by Springer. Copyright restrictions may apply. doi: 10.1007/s10643-010-0377-

Through the Eyes of Early Childhood Students: Television, Tablet Computers, Internet and Smartphones

“…Th is study can be a guide for studies on media literacy education in the preschool period because little work has systematically examined children's behavior for media usage and how these may be related to children's actual media consumption. Besides, works on pre-schoolers about media, the issues related to media and media usage are limited (Connell, Lauricella & Wartella, 2015;Hagood, 2003;Hourcade et al, 2010;Kazakoff , 2015;Lankshear & Knobel, 2003;Parette et al, 2010;Stephen & Plowman, 2008). In recent studies, results have been achieved in support of this study (Eisen & Lillard, 2017).…”

Developmentally appropriate New Media Literacies: Supporting cultural competencies and social skills in early childhood education

“…Young children's literacy development, of which print is certainly still central, can also include symbolic, technological and multi-modal ways of meaning making (Bearne, 2009; Burnett, 2010; Flewitt, 2008; Hill, 2007; Kress, 1994, 2003; Levy, 2009; Willett, 2005; Wohlwend, 2009). Many very young children are currently coming to preschool and other early childhood programmes with a different set of literacy skills than did previous generations (as did generations before them), although research into this age group is quite limited (Hagood, 2003; Hourcade et al., 2010; Lamont, 2008; Lankshear and Knobel, 2003; Marsh et al., 2005; Parette et al., 2010; Stephen and Plowman, 2008; Yelland, 2005). If we are truly to engage with all children when and where they are, then we must consider recognizing the relevance of multiliteracies.…”

Self-Authored E-Books: Expanding Young Children's Literacy Experiences and Skills

“…Then Louise and Emma chose the photos and suggested captions to include in their e-books, using principles of collaborative learning to produce their first self-authored e-book. This is highly motivating as the children were both the subjects and producers of the images used (see, for example, Hourcade, Parette Jr., Boeckmann & Blum, 2010). Later on that day, another child, Ben, told Alex that 'there is an invisible lion in the sandpit.…”

“…A key advantage is that self-authored e-books can be stored on a computer, storage media or a network hard drive. E-books stored on media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs or memory sticks can be shared with children's families to be viewed at home (Hourcade et al, 2010). Additionally, there is potential for e-books to be stored on the internet, and with broadband larger files can be downloaded quite quickly.…”