Media Literacy for Early Childhood Professionals
Overview
Technology and media can play a huge role in a child's growth and development. Find information from experts that explore both the positive and negative impacts of technology to help you develop best practices.
Spotlight
Back-to-School Reset: 4 Tips on Managing Devices and Screen Time for Families
Ease the transition back to the classroom with these tips and resources including a Family Screen Time Plan available in English and Spanish.
> Back-to-School Reset: 4 Tips on Managing Devices and Screen Time for Families
BROWSE Resources
Explore how different cultures and races are portrayed on screen, and how these representations can influence viewers.
The Common Sense 2021 State of Kids' Privacy Report provides a comprehensive look at the privacy practices of hundreds of technology-related applications and services intended for kids and students.
Learn how to support inquiry-based learning using media and technology.
Review research on how early childhood educators can use media and technology to support the development of science inquiry skills.
Find resources for educators and parents by state or by topic to help ensure all K-12 students are taught media literacy so that they become confident and competent media consumers and creators.
This paper outlines a research project in which three- and four-year-old children in one nursery engaged with editing software to create short
Visit the Maryland State Department of Education's new eConnect Learning Management System to find digital citizenship resources.