ECRR2.0: Apps and
eBooks in Storytime
Cen Campbell, LittleeLit.com
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Engagement
•  Parent/Child Engagement
•  Child/Device Engagement
•  Librarian/Digital Media Engagement
Image from Hanna Rosin's Atlantic Article, The Touch Screen Generation
Southington Library Museum eTots program from SLJ
What we're NOT doing with digital
media
•  Replacing paper books
•  Replacing other storytelling tools with digital
ones
image of llama llama at CDM
Options
•  Mirrored: projector or screen
o  Big groups
o  Better visibility
o  Hands free for actions
o  You need iPad, AppleTV, cables (HDMI or VGA w/
adaptor) and WiFi for both iPad and AppleTV
•  Hand-held
o  Small groups
o  Kids can touch screen
o  Walk around the room; Pop-up book
o  Flip the screen around
Grow a Reader App
•  Lullabies, Bounces, Tickles, Finger
Rhymes, Face & Body Rhymes
•  Sing, Talk, Play, Read, Write
•  Book recommendations (Links directly to
catalog)
Five Early Learning Practices
•  Singing
•  Talking
•  Reading
•  Writing
•  Playing
Singing
•  Toca Band
•  Twinkle Twinkle
•  Wee Sing ABC
•  Lyrics
Talking
•  Dialogic reading
•  Asking open ended questions
•  Ignoring the words and reading the pictures
Apps to Talk about
•  Byron Barton
•  Morris Lessmore
•  Press Here
Reading
•  Dr Seuss
•  Sandra Boynton
•  Richard Scarry's Busytown
•  Beatrix Potter
•  How Rocket Learned to Read
image of how rocket learned to read
Writing
•  Children can write sooner with a tablet; they
are not limited by their dexterity with a
crayon, pencil, mouse or keyboard
•  Bob Books
•  Don't Let the Pigeon Run this App
writing app screen shot
Playing
•  Animal sounds
•  Interactive elements
•  Print Motivation
Playing: Animal games and Sounds
•  Animal SnApp: Farm
•  Animal Sounds: Fun Toddler Game
Playing: Interactive Elements
•  Monster at the End of this Book
•  Very Cranky Bear
•  Blue Hat Green Hat
Non-Fiction
•  Smithsonian
•  National Geographic
•  iBooks
Numeracy
Bedtime Math
•  Toca Store
•  Goodnight Moon 123
Felt Boards and Storytelling
•  Felt Board
•  Sock Puppets
•  Keynote
•  Not intended to REPLACE physical felt
boards, puppets or any other traditional
storytelling tool; they are just another tool in
your toolkit!
Review Sources for Apps
•  Appitic
•  Common Sense Media
•  Cybils
•  Digital Storytime
•  Horn Book: Out of the Box
•  Kindertown
•  Kirkus: iPad Reviews
•  SLJ: Touch & Go
•  Smart apps for kids
Questions?
Thank you!
@LittleeLit
LittleeLit.com
Further Reading/Resources
Mentioned
•  Idaho Commission on Libraries Report
•  Screen Time (Lisa Guernsey)
•  Giving our Children a Fighting Chance (Susan B Neuman)
•  The New Co-Viewing (Joan Ganz Cooney Center)
•  Pioneering Literacy in the Digital Wild West (Joan Ganz Cooney
Center)
•  Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood
Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 (NAEYC/Fred
Rogers)
•  American Academy of Pediatrics
•  Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood (Screen Free Week)
•  Mind in the Making (Ellen Galinksy)
•  Parenting the Touchscreen Generation: Do We Need Credible
Fresh Thinking? (Eitan Schwartz)

CLA ECRR 2.0

  • 1.
    ECRR2.0: Apps and eBooksin Storytime Cen Campbell, LittleeLit.com
  • 2.
    more slides- maybelittleelit screen shot?
  • 3.
    Engagement •  Parent/Child Engagement • Child/Device Engagement •  Librarian/Digital Media Engagement
  • 4.
    Image from HannaRosin's Atlantic Article, The Touch Screen Generation
  • 5.
    Southington Library MuseumeTots program from SLJ
  • 6.
    What we're NOTdoing with digital media •  Replacing paper books •  Replacing other storytelling tools with digital ones
  • 7.
    image of llamallama at CDM
  • 9.
    Options •  Mirrored: projectoror screen o  Big groups o  Better visibility o  Hands free for actions o  You need iPad, AppleTV, cables (HDMI or VGA w/ adaptor) and WiFi for both iPad and AppleTV •  Hand-held o  Small groups o  Kids can touch screen o  Walk around the room; Pop-up book o  Flip the screen around
  • 10.
    Grow a ReaderApp •  Lullabies, Bounces, Tickles, Finger Rhymes, Face & Body Rhymes •  Sing, Talk, Play, Read, Write •  Book recommendations (Links directly to catalog)
  • 11.
    Five Early LearningPractices •  Singing •  Talking •  Reading •  Writing •  Playing
  • 12.
    Singing •  Toca Band • Twinkle Twinkle •  Wee Sing ABC •  Lyrics
  • 16.
    Talking •  Dialogic reading • Asking open ended questions •  Ignoring the words and reading the pictures
  • 17.
    Apps to Talkabout •  Byron Barton •  Morris Lessmore •  Press Here
  • 18.
    Reading •  Dr Seuss • Sandra Boynton •  Richard Scarry's Busytown •  Beatrix Potter •  How Rocket Learned to Read
  • 19.
    image of howrocket learned to read
  • 20.
    Writing •  Children canwrite sooner with a tablet; they are not limited by their dexterity with a crayon, pencil, mouse or keyboard •  Bob Books •  Don't Let the Pigeon Run this App
  • 23.
  • 24.
    Playing •  Animal sounds • Interactive elements •  Print Motivation
  • 25.
    Playing: Animal gamesand Sounds •  Animal SnApp: Farm •  Animal Sounds: Fun Toddler Game
  • 26.
    Playing: Interactive Elements • Monster at the End of this Book •  Very Cranky Bear •  Blue Hat Green Hat
  • 27.
  • 28.
    Numeracy Bedtime Math •  TocaStore •  Goodnight Moon 123
  • 29.
    Felt Boards andStorytelling •  Felt Board •  Sock Puppets •  Keynote •  Not intended to REPLACE physical felt boards, puppets or any other traditional storytelling tool; they are just another tool in your toolkit!
  • 30.
    Review Sources forApps •  Appitic •  Common Sense Media •  Cybils •  Digital Storytime •  Horn Book: Out of the Box •  Kindertown •  Kirkus: iPad Reviews •  SLJ: Touch & Go •  Smart apps for kids
  • 31.
  • 32.
    Further Reading/Resources Mentioned •  IdahoCommission on Libraries Report •  Screen Time (Lisa Guernsey) •  Giving our Children a Fighting Chance (Susan B Neuman) •  The New Co-Viewing (Joan Ganz Cooney Center) •  Pioneering Literacy in the Digital Wild West (Joan Ganz Cooney Center) •  Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 (NAEYC/Fred Rogers) •  American Academy of Pediatrics •  Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood (Screen Free Week) •  Mind in the Making (Ellen Galinksy) •  Parenting the Touchscreen Generation: Do We Need Credible Fresh Thinking? (Eitan Schwartz)