Media Mentorship at IYSI

Media MentorshipAndrew Medlar Association for Library Service to Children

Amy Koester Skokie Public Library

Hi! We’re Andrew & Amy.

Youth & Family Program Coordinator, Skokie Public Library

Co-Author, Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth

President, Association for Library Service to Children

Assistant Chief, Technology, Content and Innovation, Chicago Public Library

Today’s Session Agenda

•What is a media mentor, and what does media mentorship have to do with library service to youth & families?

•The current landscape: screen time, children, new media, & libraries

•How to be a media mentor

•Conversation & questions

What is a media mentor?

Media Mentor /ˈmēdēə ˈmenˌtôr/

Noun

1. a person who supports children & their families in their decisions

& practice around media use

1. a person who has access to, and shares, recommendations for and research on children’s media use

What does

media mentorship have to do with library

service to youth & families?

TKTK

Image credit: Brooklyn Public Library

“Think of screen media as

simply another format for entertainment and educational activities.”

- Sarah Roseberry Lytle, Ph.D., Institute of Learning & Brain Sciences

The Current Landscape

The Current Landscape: Screen Time

(Thoughts from experts, many outside the library world, and

some context for their statements)




American Academy of Pediatrics

NAEYC/Fred Rogers Center

Zero to Three

Joan Ganz Cooney Center

Lisa Guernsey

“In a world where

‘screen time’ is becoming simply ‘time,’

our policies must evolve or become obsolete.”

- Dr. Arie Brown, Dr. Donald Shifrin, & Dr. David Hill, American Academy of Pediatrics News






Zero to Three


Lisa Guernsey

“Effective uses of technology and media are

active, hands-on, engaging, and empowering;

give the child control…and are used as one of many options to support children’s learning.”

- NAECY/Fred Rogers Center, 2012






Zero to Three


Lisa Guernsey

“Establish a

healthy ‘media diet’ from the start.”

- Zero to Three, 2014






Zero to Three


Lisa Guernsey

“Joint media engagement refers to spontaneous and designed experiences of people using media together.”

- Joan Ganz Cooney Center, 2011






Zero to Three


Lisa Guernsey

Do the most good for children by focusing on the

three C’s─ content, context, and the individual child.

- Lisa Guernsey, Learning Technologies Project at New America

The Current Landscape: Children

According to Common Sense Media (2013)...

75% of households with children own digital media

(up from 52% in 2011)



40% of families with kids age ≤ 8 own a tablet

(up from 8% in 2011)



72% of kids ages 0-8 have used digital

media of some kind


The Current Landscape: New Media



The Current Landscape: Libraries

According to the 2015 Young Children, New Media, & Libraries Survey...

71% of libraries use new media in youth programs & services



38% of libraries use new media in

storytimes



22% of libraries offer device mentoring of

some kind

Image credit: Menasha Library



40% of libraries have tethered devices


How to Be a Media Mentor

Follow Joan Ganz Cooney Center

TEC Center at the Erikson Institute



BookmarkMedia Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth white paper from ALSC

Evaluating Apps and New Media for Young Children: A Rubric by Claudia Haines

Learn & Discuss Commit to staying informed

Talk to the families you serve



BookmarkMedia Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth white paper from ALSC

Evaluating Apps and New Media for Young Children: A Rubric by Claudia Haines

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