Category Archives: Children & Technology

To plug or unplug

Posted on April 25, 2013 by angelaNS

In preparation of presenting my first Storytime with apps, and for parent presentations, I’ve been spending a lot of time in front of a screen. I’ve been reading about apps and iPads and digital literacy and screen time and the … Continue reading →

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Now that we have all this technology…. Let’s go back to Alexandria

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Cen Campbell

When I was in library school I had to do a two page paper on a famous librarian. I chose Hypatia and was surprised to learn that she was not, in fact, a “librarian” per se; she was a mathematician, philosopher, … Continue reading →

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iPod Touches in the Library

Posted on April 13, 2013 by ALSC Children and Technology committee

Back in the “technological dark ages” at least a year ago or more, when a group of children were sitting together in the library not talking, they were playing their Nintendo DS together via the library’s wi-fi. Oh how times … Continue reading →

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Using Evernote for a Storytime Archive

Posted on March 9, 2013 by ALSC Children and Technology committee

I’ve been presenting storytimes for over 15 years and I have tried many systems for keeping track of my plans, rhymes, songs, books, and ideas. Binders, Word docs, notecards, file folders…all of them have worked well for awhile but nothing … Continue reading →

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About Apps And Autism

Posted on March 2, 2013 by LSSPCC

In recent months there’s been a lot of conversation in the Youth Services world about apps. Tablets loaded with pre-selected apps are available to users of some libraries, either on-site or for circulation. A long thread on the alsc-l listserv … Continue reading →

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Digital Resources on Library Websites for Kids

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Digital Content Task Force

As a librarian at Deschutes Public Library, we recently added “Apps and Digital Reading” to our kids page online. The kid’s page includes a note about screen time for ages 0-2, tumble books, storyline, recently purchased eBooks for children, digital resources, … Continue reading →

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#alamw13 Pleased to meet you. Let’s do lunch.

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Cen Campbell

#alamw13 For me, conferences are about the hand shaking, making new friends, seeing old ones, hatching new plans, leveraging synergies, and going out for lunch at least three times each day. I’m not sure what’s going in my suitcase yet, … Continue reading →

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Exploring the World of 3D Modeling

Posted on January 12, 2013 by ALSC Children and Technology committee

Have you seen Crayon Creatures? The concept is to take a child’s drawing and turn it into a 3D-printed sculpture. Aw…so cute! Grandma will love it! Until news of this service started circulating on Twitter and blogs and places, I … Continue reading →

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