Interactive e-Books — we have the technology!
The truly engaging, participatory e-Book technology we’ve been waiting for is finally here. Inkling for the iPad is a great example of meeting today’s kids where they are. Students can engage in...
View ArticleStudying E-Books at the New York Hall of Science
Just over a week ago, I had the pleasure of assisting members of the Cooney Center staff in a two-day research study at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) in Queens, NY. The study, conducted in...
View ArticleThe End of Summer: Reflections on My Cooney Center Internship
As I finish up my last week at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, I cannot help but reflect on my experiences as an intern over the last few months. When I came into the office on the first day I didn’t...
View ArticleCome Read With Us! News from the E-Book QuickStudy
Research Assistant Meagan Bromley reflects on our most recent time in the field for the Cooney Center’s E-Book QuickStudy. Find out what our research team has been up to lately as well as how you can...
View ArticleNo More Reading Wars! Getting Ahead of the Transition From Print to Digital...
This piece originally appeared in the Huffington Post on May 29, 2012. When it comes to learning to read well, the U.S. is locked in a stubborn cycle of conflict. Recall the infamous “reading wars” of...
View ArticleFood for Thought: Towards a Deeper Dialogue on Print Books, E-books, and...
Last month, we released the results of our first QuickStudy on e-books. This report, “Teacher Attitude about Digital Games in the Classroom,” was inspired by the continued growth of e-readers — the...
View ArticleMind the (Diversity) Gap in Kids’ Digital Media
Despite the fact that 37 percent of the U.S. population consists of people of color, only 10% of children’s books published over the past 18 years contain multicultural content. Today’s celebration of...
View ArticleFour ways to tell if an educational app will actually help your child learn
Imagine someone telling you that a new technology would be available in five years that has the potential to revolutionise childhood and early education. But the downside is that you will have to...
View ArticleMind the (Diversity) Gap in Kids’ Digital Media
Despite the fact that 37 percent of the U.S. population consists of people of color, only 10% of children’s books published over the past 18 years contain multicultural content. Today’s celebration of...
View ArticleFour ways to tell if an educational app will actually help your child learn
Imagine someone telling you that a new technology would be available in five years that has the potential to revolutionise childhood and early education. But the downside is that you will have to...
View ArticleCreating to Learn, One Story After Another
For several years now, children’s literature has been venturing step by step into the digital field, with all the creative force and originality that the domain has shown itself capable of. Beyond the...
View ArticleNew Brochure to Help Families Select—and Use—Children’s Apps Together
A few years ago, the Cooney Center released Family Time with Apps and Apps en familia, a guide that shares tips for parents and caregivers on finding and using apps to develop stronger connections and...
View ArticleFive Tips for Reading E-Books with Young Children
This was originally published March 21, 2017 on the TEC Center blog and appears here with permission. Katie Paciga, a Fred Rogers Center and TEC Center Early Career Research Fellow, and Mary Quest, a...
View ArticleJudging a book by more than its cover: Exploring features of traditional and...
Imagine: a young child looks up at an adult expectantly and hands them a book. It’s hard to say no to a simple request like that, so the adult settles down next to the child and dives into the story....
View ArticleBuilding Together on 10 Years of Innovation and Research
Attention all designers, developers, and researchers: Almost 50 years ago, Joan Ganz Cooney submitted a proposal to the Carnegie Corporation that led to the creation of Sesame Street. Inspired by a...
View ArticlePodcast Transcript: The App Fairy Talks to Nosy Crow
This partial transcript of the App Fairy podcast has been edited for length and clarity. Visit appfairy.org for more information about Nosy Crow. Carissa Christner: Hello and welcome to the App Fairy...
View ArticleNo More Reading Wars! Getting Ahead of the Transition From Print to Digital...
This piece originally appeared in the Huffington Post on May 29, 2012. When it comes to learning to read well, the U.S. is locked in a stubborn cycle of conflict. Recall the infamous “reading wars” of...
View ArticleFood for Thought: Towards a Deeper Dialogue on Print Books, E-books, and...
Last month, we released the results of our first QuickStudy on e-books. This report, “Teacher Attitude about Digital Games in the Classroom,” was inspired by the continued growth of e-readers — the...
View ArticleMind the (Diversity) Gap in Kids’ Digital Media
Despite the fact that 37 percent of the U.S. population consists of people of color, only 10% of children’s books published over the past 18 years contain multicultural content. Today’s celebration of...
View ArticleFour ways to tell if an educational app will actually help your child learn
Imagine someone telling you that a new technology would be available in five years that has the potential to revolutionise childhood and early education. But the downside is that you will have to...
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