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David Larson

The iPad and your kid-digital daycare, empowering educator, or something bad? | Ars Tec... - 0 views

  • What on earth is the iPad doing to my child?
  • Dr. Heather Kirkorian, an assistant professor in the Human Development and Family Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • studying how touchscreen devices affect early childhood learning
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  • For decades it’s been known that infants and toddlers under two years old learn less from video than real life experiences—it’s called the “video deficit.
  • three years of age, when educational video viewing can actually facilitate learning
  • background television
  • could disrupt play behavior and parent-child interaction
  • face-to-face interaction is crucial for learning language and social skills. Excessive TV exposure at this early age has been linked to language delays and social impairment such as lack of expression or eye contact.
  • American Academy of Pediatrics recommends zero screen time for children under two years of age, and no more than two hours for older kids
  • “contingency”—the image on the screen changes in direct response to one’s behavior.
  • Young children are captivated by contingency
  • An analysis by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center in 2012 showed that three out of four top-selling apps in the education category targeted elementary-age children or younger, and the most popular apps are aimed at preschoolers.
  • But although many apps claim they have educational value, there is almost no published research on the effect of interactive apps on infant or toddler learning.
  • “If I study the iPad today, it may not be relevant in the next five years,
  • Kirkorian’s first study (which began in 2011) is only now under revision
  • Koeun brought out an iPad and began showing Jeremy a video of a woman standing behind four boxes. The woman took one object out of each of the boxes and named each of them. They were weird-looking things and were given random names like “modi” and “toma.” After viewing the video, Koeun brought out a box containing the four objects in real life and asked Jeremy to give her the “toma.” He immediately picked up the correct object, indicating that he was able to learn the information from the video and link it to real-life experiences.
  • According to Kirkorian’s results, toddlers above 30 months of age are able to learn the names of the objects equally well with or without interaction with the screen (Jeremy was 32 months at the time). However, this is not the case with younger children. For younger two-year-olds, the requirement to specifically touch the box doubled the likelihood that they picked the right object, whereas touching anywhere on the screen did not help.
  • In other words, specific interaction with the screen significantly improved their learning.
  • Engaging children to actively participate and interact with the screen may overcome the notorious video deficiency effect. Perhaps children under two years old can learn from screens after all.
  • Of course, the study has its limitations.
  • this is the necessary first step to understand how interactive technologies influence learning.”
  • With the information being collected, what should we look for when selecting an app for our young children?
  • engaging and interactive features that aim to enhance learning without causing a distraction
  • Selecting age-appropriate apps is also important.
  • Parents should monitor their child's use of an app to make sure their child understands how to play and foresee aspects that could be frustrating for their child
  • It's good to keep in mind both that children can learn from apps and that they still need real interaction with people.”
  • language-rich experience
  • working with a caregiver, someone who can answer questions and provide feedback about whatever is happening on-screen.
  • a tool to increase interaction with your kid
  • a set of standards for evaluating the educational value of interactive apps—what they call the four “pillars” of learning
  • minds-on” learning, engagement with the learning material (without distraction), meaningful experiences that relate to the child, and social interaction.
  • digital pacifier
  • If these devices become the predominant method to calm and distract young children, will they be able to develop their own internal mechanisms of self-regulation?
  • it is important for kids to learn to self-regulate
  • If parents expect their kids to wait at a restaurant for 45 minutes, let them get fussy, and respond by giving them an iPhone, they are probably rewarding that tantrum. But if you anticipate that your child is not capable of waiting 45 minutes without a distractor, then sure, bring an iPad along to entertain them. This is a proactive approach and is no different from bringing toys along. It’s much better than having age-inappropriate expectations. Come prepared with some tools, and if that tool is an iPad, it may not be the worst thing you could do.”
  • no kind of technology is inherently good or evil. It all depends on how you use it.
  • nteractive devices do have the potential to help young children learn in ways unachievable by television or other passive screen media.
  • Science is lagging far behind technology
  • It is impractical to never expose kids to screens
  • “It’s much more empowering to give parents information on what sorts of screen media are most valuable and let parents decide for themselves, instead of just saying, ‘Don’t use it at all.’”
  • Common Sense Media found that 38% of children under two have used a mobile device for playing games or watching videos. That was in 2013
  • Do your best to choose something that seems age-appropriate, well-designed, and educationally valuable
  • moderation
Aaron Metz

Bookry - Interactive widgets, reader analytics & templates for iBooks Author - 2 views

shared by Aaron Metz on 09 Dec 12 - No Cached
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    Bookry is a complimentary service for iBooks Author that lets you add amazing widgets to your books and interact with your readers.
Aaron Metz

Mental Case App: Flashcards for Mac, iPad and iPhone - 0 views

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    "Mental Case...is super easy to create your own interactive flashcards, even easier to download pre made ones, and offers a great way to revise and follow your progress." MacAppStorm
John Turner

5 Ways Tablets Will Change K-12 Education | Digital Book World - 0 views

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    "Change 1: Personalized learning" Change 2: Creative interactivity Change 3: Online learning Change 4: Formative assessments Change 5: Change
Aaron Metz

iPads for Learning - Getting Started - 0 views

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    An interactive of classroom ideas for learning with the iPad
Aaron Metz

Top 10 iPad Interactive Books - 0 views

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    Short list from 200 reviews
John Turner

Khan Academy Launches Free iPad App -- THE Journal - 1 views

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    "Khan Academy has launched a free new iPad app featuring interactive exercises, handwriting recognition and more."
John Turner

"iPads in the primary school: emerging findings from research " - 1 views

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    Educational institutions have rapidly progressed from computer labs for teaching and learning to the use of laptops and now to a wider use of tablet devices. The iPad is gaining popularity as a learning tool at all levels. However, there is limited empirical research available about the nature of students' interaction with the device or the potential of these devices to support student learning. iPads in the Primary School: Emerging Findings from Research, by Garry Falloon, a paper presented at the 2014 Australian Council for Computers in Education conference articulates 'key findings from the first two phases of a 3-year study exploring primary school students' use of iPads and apps in general class settings.
Sarah Hodgson

Early childhood education teachers' iPad-supported practices in young children's learni... - 0 views

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    This paper reports on a qualitative study exploring ways teachers can adopt iPads to provide opportunities for young children's learning and exploration in an early childhood education and care setting in Hamilton. Interviews with teachers, children and their caregivers as well as observations of teacher interactions with children and copies of children work produced on the iPad informed the study. The findings focused on two teachers' practice to reveal the different ways teachers can make use of the iPad to expand children's learning opportunities and foster closer home-centre links. In particular, four key iPad-supported practices were observed - use of the iPad as a relational tool, as a communicative tool, as a documentation tool, and finally, as an informational tool for supporting child-led learning. 
Sarah Hodgson

Amidst a Mobile Revolution in Schools, Will Old Teaching Tactics Work?| The Committed S... - 0 views

  • Amidst a Mobile Revolution in Schools, Will Old Teaching Tactics Work?
  • t 62 percent of schools allow cell phones to be used on school grounds, though not in classrooms
  • interested in developing mobile learning programs as fast as possible,”
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  • Classroom uses for iPads and cell phones are vast and varied. Some schools are replacing print books for apps that feature videos and interactive quizzes. Kindergarteners are learning to read using an iPad app. Teachers are using tablets to monitor student progress on “dashboards” that show moment-by-moment test scores. Others are using cell phones to take instant polls in class to gauge student comprehension. And more students are using smartphones, many of which have stronger processing power than their schools’ desktop computers, for instant fact-finding, calculating, mapping, and note-taking.
  • Will this become just another passing craze in the long line of fads that have swung through schools and classes in past years? What criteria are being used to gauge a successful mobile learning program?
  • Even with the latest available technology, schools are still using old delivery tactics – like technology carts – taking iPads from classroom to classroom in schools that can’t provide a take-home device for every student. But that’s exactly the kind of short-term thinking that drives Soloway mad.
  • “We are using new technology to implement old pedagogy,” he said. “We are not exploiting the affordances of the new technology to give kids new kinds of learn-by-doing activities. Flash card programs for the iPad are too numerous to count. What a waste!”
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    "(student) engagement always goes up when technology is used... to say that iPads result in increased engagement is to say nothing". Are iPads just a craze? Is there a danger that we are using new technology to implement old pedagogy? 
Aaron Metz

Interactive screen time for kids: Do educational iPad apps teach toddlers anything? - 0 views

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    Educational apps for very young children are a booming business. But the research hasn't caught up yet.
David Larson

Here's What Image Overload Is Doing to Your Brain - NOVA Next | PBS - 0 views

  • unintended consequences of this “image overload,” which range from heightened anxiety to memory impairment.
  • image glut
  • Image overload hinges on feeling visually saturated—the sense that because there’s so much visual material to see, remembering an individual photograph becomes nearly impossible.
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  • according to a 2015 report, the average smartphone user has 630 photos stored on his or her device.
  • the constant stream of visual information contributes to the kind of fragmented focus
  • “continual partial attention.”
  • In other words, by always being tuned in and responsive to digital technologies, we become less aware of our surroundings. As our attention succumbs to the allure of being someplace else, our concentration suffers.
  • Garry argues that a constant flood of photographs doesn’t actively inspire remembrance or generate understanding
  • narratives are crucial to memory formation
  • When viewing a barrage of images, unless there’s some sort of timeline, contextualization or intense focus, we’ll fail to place the image within an overarching story—and it becomes that much more difficult to retain the memory of the image.
  • Even though photography may still capitalize on its primary function as a memory tool for documenting a person’s past, we are witnessing a significant shift, especially among the younger generation, toward using it as an instrument for interaction and peer bonding.
  • With photo streams continuing to proliferate, greater self-awareness can counteract feelings of drowning amidst a flood of images
  • foster a slower, more intentional form of attention that’s crucial to defending our memories and sensations from being washed away.
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    "narratives are crucial to memory formation"
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