{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"ALSC Children and Technology committee","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/alsc-children-and-technology-committee\/","title":"App Advisory: Where to Start?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XgfuG7ZJFx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/app-advisory-where-to-start\/\">App Advisory: Where to Start?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/app-advisory-where-to-start\/embed\/#?secret=XgfuG7ZJFx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;App Advisory: Where to Start?&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"XgfuG7ZJFx\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"App-advisory can be intimidating, especially for those of us who are not heavily engaged in touch-screen technology in our personal lives. \u00a0Although I am excited to be a new member of the Children and Technology Committee, and this is a professional interest of mine, I must confess: I don\u2019t own a smartphone or a tablet. \u00a0But I strongly believe that whatever your personal habits or philosophies, as professionals, we need to be willing and able (and enthusiastic!) to be media mentors, modeling responsible new media use and providing recommendations for parents and families. \u00a0With so many apps out there, many of which are labeled \u201ceducational,\u201d\u009d we need to be able to provide parents with trusted recommendations and advice. \u00a0If you can do reader\u2019s advisory, you already have the skills to do app advisory! Here are some suggestions, based on what we did at the Wellesley Free Library. Get to know..."}