This slidedeck accompanied my presentation at the 2013 Missouri Library Association Conference in St. Louis. A handout with links is available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J_bJY7mjSrv5YvHK-8LpjBQVGd-BZLs32ZN_S0IM7Sw/edit?usp=sharing
1. Adding Tablet Technology to
Early Literacy Programs
Amy Koester, St. Charles City-County Library District
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Tablets have libraries’
attention...
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To iPad or not to iPad?
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To iPad or not to iPad?
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To iPad or not to iPad?
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Joint Media Engagement
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Finding the balance
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Tablets in the story time
toolkit
9. Tablet as Story
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Just Lost by Mercer Mayer from Oceanhouse Media
10. Tablet as Felt Board
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Felt Board from Smoothie Software
11. Tablet as Song and Rhyme
Sheet
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Keynote from Apple
12. Tablet as Non-fiction Element
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Look & Learn Animals from National Geographic
13. And you can offer lots more!
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14. And you can offer lots more!
Stuffed Animal
Sleepover
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15. And you can offer lots more!
Stuffed Animal
Sleepover
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Make Your Own
Puppet Show
16. And you can offer lots more!
Stuffed Animal
Sleepover
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Make Your Own
Puppet Show
Tablet Play Time
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Resources
● Program planning
● App reviews
● Great app developers
● Presentation apps
● Non-fiction apps
● Apps for the 5 Practices
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Thank you!
Amy Koester
akoester@stchlibrary.org
@amyeileenk
http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.com
Notes de l'éditeur
felt board title
What the “experts” say Not all screens are created equal Limits of existing research & statements
What the “experts” say Not all screens are created equal Limits of existing research & statements
What the “experts” say Not all screens are created equal Limits of existing research & statements
False dichotomy of tech OR It’s about quality, not quantity
A supplement, NOT a replacement Can help us do better many of the things we already do potential to be more inclusive engage larger crowds digital literacy model positive device usage
Facilitates PLAYING & TALKING
Facilitates PLAYING & TALKING
Facilitates PLAYING & TALKING
Facilitates PLAYING & TALKING
Promotes engagement with the library as a third space
Promotes engagement with the library as a third space
Little eLit = first-hand accounts of digital story times and other programs App reviews = SLJ, Kirkus, Digital-Storytime, Cybils, Smart Apps for Kids Great app developers = Oceanhouse Media, Toca Boca, Nosy Crow, Loud Crow Interactive, Duck Duck Moose, We are Wheelbarrow, Software Smoothie