Many parents and teachers are familiar with a letter allegedly written by Abraham Lincoln to his son’s schoolmaster.* Here’s my update with a technology twist.
World, my daughter starts college today.
Give her fast, free Wi-Fi and an Ethernet cable for her dorm room.
Make it easy to share work with others with projectors as bright as her ideas; to print her work on printers with ink and paper.
Make it easy for her to plug in her laptop, at any library table or classroom seat.
Grant her access to the latest, most powerful digital authoring tools, along with the time and support to test their limits. But balance her schedule with a hike in the woods and a swim in the lake.
Show her how an entire future could unravel with a single Facebook photograph or a hastily written email; and help her understand the subtleties between fact/fiction, selling/informing, and truth/lies.
Provide her with teachers who are digital role models, who embrace and use new technology both inside and outside their fields, yet value old-fashioned facts that are correct, good spelling, and well-crafted projects.
Help her to be charitable with her digital abilities; to help an older person or a fellow student in need.
But especially world, don’t let her text in class, even if it is to me.
* According to the “Lincoln Never Said That” page at http://illinoishistory.gov/facsimiles.htm the authenticity of the letter is doubted.
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If one word could describe this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, it would probably be “motion.” If that were expanded to three words, it might be “geeks looking silly.” Fortunately we had our camera, and the resulting mashup is called “The E3 Waltz.”
So now that we’ve reached the mid-point of 2010 and Toy Fair, E3 and ISTE are behind us, we’re able to start connecting some dots.
1. Nintendo is still in first place in the children’s software quantity and quality race. They also had the star of this year’s E3 — the 3D edition of the Nintendo DS, called the Nintendo 3DS. For the first time, a child can play with 3D photography.
2. Microsoft and Sony are playing catch up. But at least they’re in the race. It will be interesting to see if the Kinect connects with the public, at the estimated $150 to $180 estimated price. Based on the title list, they’ve definitely been drinking the Wii Kool Aide. The optical based Sony Move controller are also interesting.
3. The App Flood Continues. Flip through the feature reviews of this issue, and you’ll see some very exciting iPad experiences for children.
Video Games in Libraries? Absolutely!
“You can check out a movie or a book at a library. Why not a video game?” Starting with this issue, we’re beginning a series of articles designed to help children’s librarians use and circulate hardware. This includes a listing of recommend titles for starting a collection. Do you have experience with this topic? If so let us know! We’re also offering a new white paper, “Building Your Collection: 100 Library Friendly Video Games” for $25, in PDF format. Visit the order form.
NO MORE ESRB PARENTOOLS IN CTR
This will be the last issue of CTR to contain ParenTools, because the ESRB has discontinued the email service. It will be replaced by a web resource that will list the recently rated games. The plan is to push out a link to that page on a weekly basis through Facebook and Twitter, so if you follow the ESRB on either you’ll get a reminder. The ESRB is working to promote a set of mobile tools so that you can get summaries in the store, when you need them. Visit http://www.esrb.org/mobile.
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT INSECTS?
In this month’s LittleClickers, we examine bugs, a timely topic for the summer. See page 4, visit http://www.littleclickers.com.
We hope you have a wonderful July!
If you can’t wait, have a look at our YouTube channel for some of our recent E3 footage, including highlights from the IndieArcade, and an advance look at Super Scribblenauts; one of the most exciting literacy titles of the year (now it recognizes adjectives, like “amazing.”)
On behalf of all of us at CTR, see you next week, and have a great July 4 holiday.
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Welcome to our June Issue!
What a month! We’ve just come out of four significant children’s interactive media meetings: INplay, Sandbox Summit, Games for Change, and Dust or Magic AppCamp. Each was buzzing with excitement about the future of children’s interactive media; in fact, it’s safe to say that in the past 20 years I’ve been covering this space, I’ve never seen so much quality conversation.
A highlight for me was the “Panel of Legends” at our own event (AppCamp), where the creators of some of the best interactive products ever made— like The Living Books and Oregon Trail— informally shared their stories, as people just starting their careers as digital publishers. You can watch it on YouTube, here: http://bit.ly/bqTZeo. Another highlight was Daren Carsten’s “How I Made an App” http://bit.ly/drA5mD, which will give you an inside look at how a small publisher makes an App.
My travels also took me to the first ever Asian Festival of Children’s Content in Singapore, where I was able to fill rooms — not with my witty presentation — but by people wanting to get a look at my iPad. Even the airport screeners gave it an extra inspection. I also learned a bit about the dark side of long distance roaming plans, http://nyti.ms/bulIWf.
This month’s CTR is full of good news, including our first five star iPad app (Magic Piano) and a set of timely links that will help children better understand how oil is found and processed.
Book Review: Mind in the Making
Ellen Galinsky’s “Mind in the Making” is like Mexican food: It has the same old ingredients served up in a new way. But don’t take that as a negative review. Mexican food tastes pretty good. The primary ingredients are active learning and intrinsic motivation, expertly applied to the early childhood field by somebody who knows the field inside and out (Galinsky worked for years at NAEYC). It is framed around seven essential life skills, each supported by ideas, examples and current research:
1. Focus and self control
2. Perspective taking
3. Communicating
4. Making connections
5. Critical thinking
6. Taking on challenges
7. Self-directed, engaged learning
For many educators, the book is a healthy reminder about how a child’s early experiences can influence their later years. Because the book is written in first-person blog-speak, it’s easy to digest. At just $13 as a paperback, Mind in the Making is a good reminder that paper books will never go out of style.
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