Becoming a media mentor : a guide for working with children and families

Book 2016

Media mentors guide children and their families in choosing and using the technology and digital media in their lives. Haines and Campbell describe what it means to be a digital-age librarian working with literacy development and children's media. Along the way they introduce you to some of the media mentors who have grounded their use of digital media with relationships that encourage joint engagement and enhanced learning.

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Application software

Children's digital libraries United States

Children's libraries Activity programs

Computer literacy Study and teaching

Digital media

Electronic information resource literacy Study and teaching

Libraries and families

Media librarians United States

Media literacy Study and teaching

Multimedia library services United States

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ISBN:

9780838914724
9780838914717
9780838914700
9780838914632
0838914632

Description:

xx, 154 pages ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Part I. Becoming a media mentor. What is a media mentor? ; Voice from the field : Carisa Kluver ; Media mentorship : research and implications for libraries ; Voice from the field : Michael Robb ; Media mentorship and the three C's : content, context, and the child ; Voice from the field : Lisa Guernsey ; Media mentorship and diversity ; Voices from the field : Susan B. Neuman and Donna Celano ; Media mentors : working with parents, families, and community needs ; Voice from the field : Jason Boog ; Media mentors and professional development ; Voice from the field : Sarah Houghton ; Three ways to be a media mentor ; Voice from the field : Michael Levine
Part II. Media mentors in action. Media advisory ; New media in programs ; Access to curated media
Appendix A. ALSC white paper : Media mentorship in libraries serving youth
Appendix B. ALSC white paper : The importance of diversity in library programs and material collections for children
Appendix C. Evaluating apps and new media for young children : a rubric

LCCN:

2016013272

Control Number:

2354917

Other Authors:

Association for Library Service to Children, author
Campbell, Cen, author
Donohue, Chip, writer of supplementary textual content

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