Exploring Key Issues in Early Childhood and Technology

Media producers, digital designers, educators, child psychologists – professionals with different kinds of expertise and experience have different insights to offer.

I find it fascinating how these insights converge in this book on a vision of childhood that I can really support – children are seen as active agents making sense of their digital world, but also in need of thoughtful mentoring and guidance from parents, educators, and media producers.

Unlike some books which forget that media are not just tech but also content, this book really engages with the kinds of cultural representations that now populate children’s lives and… show more.

The beauty of edited books is that they provide readers with an array of viewpoints and approaches. In this book, top scholars researching the topics of digital media and early childhood are brought together to give their summaries and key takeaways for specific digital activities with young children, including reading, play, and communication with friends and family. I enjoyed learning about the diverse approaches and was inspired by the use of technologies described by researchers from across the world.