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A Systematic Review for the Effects of Television Viewing by Infants and Preschoolers
The purpose of this work was to conduct a systematic review of experimental trials for the effects of television viewing by infants and preschoolers. More...
Bringing Up Baby
This article focuses on different issues related to advertising and children. More...
Computers and the Very Young
Paper cautions against the ““earlier the better”” approach to introducing computers to young children. More...
CoSN Response to the Alliance for Childhood Study
This report is CoSN’s response to the reports published by Alliance for Childhood in an effort to reveal that technology use can support human connections and engage children in transforming the world. More...
David Kleeman
From the website: David Kleeman is President of the American Center for Children and Media, an executive roundtable and professional development hub that promotes exchange of ideas, expertise, and information as a means for building quality. More...
Early Reading in Bilingual Kindergartners: Can Educational Television Help?
This study examines individual growth rates in phonological awareness and letter-word identification skills over an academic year for 150 Latino English-language learners. More...
Emergent Techno-literacy
Marsh presents the argument that techno-literacy is important to prepare children for the technology driven world. More...
Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity?
Creating an environment in which U.S. children and youth can grow up healthy should be a high priority for the nation. More...
Food-Related Advertising on Preschool Television:Building Brand Recognition in Young Viewers
This study used content analysis to explore how much and what type of advertising is present in television programming aimed at toddlers and preschool-aged children… More...
Fool’s Gold: A Critical Look at Computers in Childhood
This report is a highly controversial and widely disseminated report, often referred to as the most critical report on children’s use of computers available. More...
Group Files Complaint Against Makers of Videos for Infants
The complaint with the FTC “is making the assumption that parents don’t know what they’re doing and can’t make an intelligent decision for themselves,” he said. More...
Michael Copps
According to the FCC Website:Michael J. Copps was nominated for a second term as a member of the Federal Communications Commission on November 9, 2005, and sworn in January 3, 2006. His term runs until June 30, 2010. More...
Nutritional Content of Food Advertised During the TV Programs Children Watch Most
The authors sought to code food (nutritional content and food type and eating occasion) and character (cartoon and live action) attributes of food advertisements More...
Parents Rely on TV To Help Them Perform Balancing Act, Researchers Say
Parents see TV as the way to manage busy schedules, keep the peace, and facilitate routines such as meals and bedtime. More...
Strip Mining for Gold: Research and Policy in Educational Technology-A Response to “Fool’s Gold”.
Paper challenges the conclusions to the Fool’s Gold report and its criticism for children’s use and exposure to technology and media. More...
Tech Tonic: Towards a New Literacy of Technology
Paper contends that parents and educators are blindly integrating technology into the lives of young children. More...
Technology and Early Childhood Professional Development: A Policy Discussion
This report, including 10 recommendations, resulted from a meeting of policymakers and practitioners regarding technology and early childhood professional development. More...
When Toddlers Turn on the TV and Actually Learn
Developmental psychologists say the Vanderbilt research offers intriguing clues to a phenomenon called the “video deficit.” More...
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