Becoming a media mentor : a guide for working with children and families

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Author

Haines, Claudia, author.

Title

Becoming a media mentor : a guide for working with children and families / Claudia Haines, Cen Campbell, and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) ; foreword by Chip Donohue.

ISBN

9780838914632

0838914632

9780838914717

9780838914700

9780838914724

Publication

Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2016.

Physical Description

xx, 154 pages ; 23 cm

Summary

Media mentors guide children and their families in choosing and using the technology and digital media in their lives. Haines and Campbell describe what it means to be a digital-age librarian working with literacy development and children's media. Along the way they introduce you to some of the media mentors who have grounded their use of digital media with relationships that encourage joint engagement and enhanced learning.

Format

Books

Language

English

Added to Catalog

April 19, 2017

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part I. Becoming a media mentor. What is a media mentor? ; Voice from the field : Carisa Kluver ; Media mentorship : research and implications for libraries ; Voice from the field : Michael Robb ; Media mentorship and the three C's : content, context, and the child ; Voice from the field : Lisa Guernsey ; Media mentorship and diversity ; Voices from the field : Susan B. Neuman and Donna Celano ; Media mentors : working with parents, families, and community needs ; Voice from the field : Jason Boog ; Media mentors and professional development ; Voice from the field : Sarah Houghton ; Three ways to be a media mentor ; Voice from the field : Michael Levine

Part II. Media mentors in action. Media advisory ; New media in programs ; Access to curated media

Appendix A. ALSC white paper : Media mentorship in libraries serving youth

Appendix B. ALSC white paper : The importance of diversity in library programs and material collections for children

Appendix C. Evaluating apps and new media for young children : a rubric.

Subjects

Multimedia library services > United States.

Children's digital libraries > United States.

Media librarians > United States.

Digital media.

Application software.

Children's libraries > Activity programs.

Libraries and families.