by Leah Langby | Aug 11, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo credit: Sharon & Nikki McCutcheonJoin ALSC members and anyone interested in participating in a monthly Twitter chat. On Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 8 pm Central, ALSC will be hosting a one-hour chat on the topic of media mentorship. What are you doing...
by Leah Langby | Jul 14, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
I urge you to take advantage of 4 opportunities for learning more about becoming Media Mentors to the families and caregivers in your community! White Paper coverThe Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library...
by Leah Langby | Jun 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
I was just listening to a recorded ALSC webinar by Cen Campbell (founder of the Little eLit blog). She made an analogy that made a lot of sense to me. She suggested that no matter how we feel about kids spending time interacting with screens, sticking to...
by Leah Langby | May 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Association for Library Service to Children just released a white paper entitled Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth. It has some helpful background, and a strong argument that libraries are uniquely positioned to act as Media Mentors for the...
by Leah Langby | Mar 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Photo credit: Quite AdeptAt the New Media Training I attended last week, I was excited to explore some apps that really invite joint attention between a parent and child, are engaging and interactive, and allow kids to explore early literacy and math concepts in...