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Presentation prepared by Genesis Hansen.
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Children's Services in the Digital Age: Technology Competencies
• Genesis Hansen, Mission Viejo Library
Sunday, November 10, 13
Two Key Skills
• Exploring new hardware
• Evaluating digital media
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When someone has a question about an
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Observe
• Look at the casing first
• Buttons?
• Power
• Volume/mute
• Home?
• Headphone jack?
• Ports
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Then turn it on
• Are some controls on screen instead of on casing?
• Settings: in an app or accessed from menu?
• Multiple screens? - swipe to test
• Apps and widgets?
• Battery life indicator?
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Approach with a spirit of play
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When in doubt, tap stuff and see what happens
(This works when evaluating apps and ebooks, too!)
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Question:
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Question:
• What criteria do you use when evaluating children's books?
Sunday, November 10, 13
Question:
• What criteria do you use when evaluating children's books?
• Apply the same criteria to digital media (apps and ebooks)
Sunday, November 10, 13
Question:
• What criteria do you use when evaluating children's books?
• Apply the same criteria to digital media (apps and ebooks)
• Plus, a few extra considerations
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Interactive elements: enhance or distract?
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Irrelevant interactivity
• Doesn't relate to the story
• Distracts from the flow
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Paid vs. free?
• Watch out for ads and in-app purchase links
• Use free versions for evaluation purposes
• Always worth the investment to skip the ads
• ESPECIALLY for kids
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Controls on bottom of screen
• Easy to hit by accident
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Controls on bottom of screen
• Easy to hit by accident
• Attractive buttons lead out of the app...
Sunday, November 10, 13
Controls on bottom of screen
• Easy to hit by accident
• Attractive buttons lead out of the app...
• Which leads to this:
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Intrusive music, etc.Sunday, November 10, 13
Look for apps that support early literacy skills
• Print motivation
• Print awareness
• Letter knowledge
• Vocabulary
• Phonological awareness
• Narrative skills
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Affordance: movement indicates interactivitySunday, November 10, 13
Affordance: arrows indicate action to take
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Little delights
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Helpful cues
• Letter is repeated when you touch tile or destination
• Destination is highlighted when correct tile is close
• "Magnetic" pull of tile to destination
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Unobtrusive controls: difficult to exit app unintentionally
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Ability to change or turn off features
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Customization options allow apps to grow with the childSunday, November 10, 13
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Effective, unobtrusive navigation
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Sunday, November 10, 13