Family Engagement in the Digital Age: Early Childhood Educators as Media Mentors explores how technology can empower and engage parents, caregivers and families, and the emerging role of media mentors who guide young children and their families in the 21st century. This thought-provoking guide to innovative approaches to family engagement includes Spotlight on Engagement case studies, success stories, best practices, helpful hints for media mentors, and "learn more" resources woven into each chapter to connect the dots between child development, early learning, developmentally appropriate practice, family engagement, media mentorship and digital age technology. In addition, the book is driven by a set of best practices for teaching with technology in early childhood education that are based on the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and Fred Rogers Center joint position statement on Technology and Interactive Media.
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Dedication
Foreword by Ellen Galinsky
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Spotlight on Engagement Profiles
Abbreviations and Acronyms
List of Figures and Tables
Introduction: Setting the Context: Family Engagement in the Digital Age
CHIP DONOHUE
Part I
Technology, Young Children and Family Engagement
Editor's Introduction
Three Perspectives on Family Engagement
Why Media Mentorship Matters: Equity in the 21st Century LISA GUERNSEY
Technology Tools for Family Engagement: The Role of Diversity EVIN CLARK
Why Family Engagement, Technology and Media Mentors Matter CHIP DONOHUE
Developmentally Appropriate Technology Integration
SHARON HIRSCHY
Thinking, not Stuff: Re-imagining Young Children's Engagement with Technology and Innovation
JEREMY BOYLE, MELISSA BUTLER AND JUNLEI LI
Spotlight On Engagement
Message from Me - Message from Pittsburgh
Logging In To Family Engagement in the Digital Age
M. ELENA LOPEZ, MARGARET CASPE AND HEATHER WEISS
Families, Powered On - The Power of Nudges
RAFIQ DOSSANI AND ANAMARIE AUGER
Spotlight On Engagement
How Parents as Teachers and the USC School of Social Work Make Virtual Parent Education a Reality
Part II
Technology Tools and Techniques for Empowering Educators and Families
Editor's Introduction
"What Did Mister Rogers Do?" Fred Rogers' Approach to Parent Engagement
JUNLEI LI
Weather Forecasting in the Digital Age: Changing Childhoods
KATE HIGHFIELD
Helping Children and Families Develop Healthy Media Habits
KRISTY GOODWIN
Spotlight On Engagement
Enabling Family Engagement at a Distance: There's an App for That
Digital Age Family Engagement: Supporting Parents as Media Mentors
DEVORAH HEITNER
The Mediatrician's Advice for Today's Media Mentors
MICHAEL RICH AND KRISTELLE LAVALLEE
Part III
Innovative Approaches to Technology-Enhanced Family Engagement
Editor's Introduction
Selecting Digital Systems that Facilitate Family Engagement and Communication
FRAN SIMON
Spotlight On Engagement
A "Daily Ding" from Ready Rosie
Sharing Media Literacy Approaches with Parents and Families
FAITH ROGOW AND CYNDY SCHEIBE
Spotlight On Engagement
Comienza en Casa: Family Engagement That Starts at Home
Family Engagement Strategies for ALL Languages and Cultures
AMAYA GARCIA AND KAREN NEMETH
Spotlight on Engagement
Tech and Family Engagement Tips from Comienza en Casa.
Universal Design for Learning and Assistive Technology: Ensuring Every Child Belongs
PAMELA BRILLANTE
Children's Librarians as Media Mentors
CEN CAMPBELL AND AMY KOESTER
Public Media and Learning at Home: Engaging Families with Transmedia
CHIP DONOHUE with EDC/SRI, KBTC, WGBH AND WESTED
New Allies for the Digital Age: Building a Policy and Research Infrastructure to Support Media Mentorship
LISA GUERNSEY AND MICHAEL LEVINE
Subject Index
Name Index
