Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Introduction
Part I: The Early Childhood Home
Part II: Pedagogy Approaches and Challenges
Part III: Connected Toys at Home and at School
Part IV: Privacy and Protection
References
Part I: The Early Childhood Home
Chapter 2: `The Tablet Is My Best Friend!´´: Practices and Perceptions of Young Children and Their Parents
Introduction
Young Children and the Tablet
Why Young Children Prefer the Tablet
How Children and Parents Perceive Digital Media
What Is the Role Played by Parents
Methodology
Research Questions
Research Design
Participants
Findings and Discussion
Digital Practices of Young Children
Perceptions of Children and Parents Towards Digital Media
Parental Mediation
Conclusions
References
Chapter 3: Family Mediating Practices and Ideologies: Spanish and Portuguese Parents of Children Under Three and Digital Media...
Introduction
Parental Mediation and Children as Participants in Family Practice
The Five Case Study Families in Spain and Portugal
Young Children´s Media Ecologies, Practices and Processes
Gloria
Roser
Matias
Toms
Vicente
A Summary of Mediation Practices and Processes Across Cases
Digital Media Ideologies
Conclusions
References
Chapter 4: Digital Parenting and Transnational Migration: Cultural and Emotional Drives for Digital Media Use
Introduction
Parenting the Digital in Migrant and Transnational Families
The Context: Portugal at the Intersection of Global Movement of People
The Longitudinal StudyiTec Families´: Aims, Methods and Ethics
Digital Parenting and Digital Media Management at the Intersection of Transnational and Migration Flows
Digital Media Appropriation and Mediation
Digital Media as Drives for Cultural and Emotional Management
Summary and Final Thoughts
References
Chapter 5: Children´s Rights to Good´ andBad´ Screen Time: Parental Narratives of How Children Do Family Online
Family Life and the Right to Screen Time
Children´s Screen Time and Digital Preferences
Our Study (Methods)
Screen Time as a Bonding or Separative Family Practice
Screen Time for Family Bonding
Screen Time, Natural Childhoods´, and Parenting Guilt
Actively Balancing Screen Time
Forced Disconnections
References
Chapter 6: Taking over the Home: Children´s Mobile Media Play in Domestic Space
Introduction
Domestic Media Usage
Data Collection
Arthur and the Tension of Volume
Anna and the Tension of Sharing
Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: Think of the Parents: Parental Controls in Digital TV and Family Implications
Introduction
Literature Review
Parents and Protocol
Black Box Mythology and Algorithmic Culture
Netflix and Families
Case Study: Netflix´s Parental Controls Interface as Discourse
Discussion
Self-Preservation Through Self-Regulation
References
Chapter 8: Screening Language Acquisition Skills in a Mediated Childhood
Overview of ARC Project
Methodology
Interview Strategies
A Brief Ethnography of the Zhang/Chen Family
Family Life
A Fluid Multimodal Digital Engagement, Scaffolded by Parents
Intergenerational Scaffolding
Lavinia´s Digital Multiliteracies
Lavinia as a Bilingual Child
Conclusion
References
Part II: Learning and Teaching
Chapter 9: Media Arts in Early Childhood: A Framework for Developing Young Children´s Creative Participation in the Digital Wo...
Introduction
The Digital Ecology
The Epiliterate Child Developing Literacy with the Mindset of the Artist
The Nature of Arts Learning Experiences
Children´s Storytelling in Media Arts
The Educator´s Role
Conclusion
References
Chapter 10: The Impact of Digital Technologies on the Role of the Early Childhood Teacher
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology and Methods
Research Findings
Regulate Digital Technologies and Privilege Traditional Pedagogies
Value Digital Technologies and Facilitate Children´s Digital Experiences
Striking a Balance
Findings Summary
Discussion
Digital Technologies and a Traditionally Focused Perception of the Role
Digital Technologies and an Educationally Focused Perception of the Role
Digital Technologies and a Dual Care/Education Focused Perception of the Role
Conclusion
References
Chapter 11: Bridging Communities: Developing Digital Literacies and Introducing Digital Technologies in the Montessori Early C...
Introduction
The Montessori Classroom
Digitisation and Montessori Classrooms
The Global Meets the Immediate School Context
What Are Digital Literacies in the Montessori Classroom?
When Digital Literacies Meet Digital Technologies in the Montessori Classroom
Conclusion
References
Chapter 12: Understanding the Mutuality of Play and Media Literacy in Young Children
Introduction
Media Literacy and Participation
Five Dimensions of Play
The Research Context
Grand Theft Auto orThe Car Game´: Driving Fast and Crashing Cars
The Car Game´:... and you can do all kinds of strange stuff´
A Semiotic Reading of the Drawing
Child-to-Child Interview
Making a Game
Conclusion
References
Chapter 13: Digital Technologies and Children: Does more Digital Interactivity Make for Better Learning?
Introduction
Learning, Interactivity, and Experience
Digital Technologies and Interactivity in Education
Understanding Cognitive Load
The Model of Interactivity
Visual Mapping of Interactivity in Learning Experiences
Description of Learning Experience Scenario 1
Application of Model to Learning Experience Scenario 1
Description of Learning Experience Scenario 2
Application of Model to Learning Experience Scenario 2
Description of Learning Experience Scenario 3
Application of Model to Learning Experience Scenario 3
Discussion: Cognitive Load and Interactivity
Conclusion
References
Chapter 14: Disability and Remote Learning during COVID-19
Introduction
Locating Disability in Society
A Universal Right to Education
Remote Learning for Children with Disability during COVID-19
Not Even Remotely Fair: Experiences of Children with Disability during COVID-19
Digital Rights and the Rights of People with Disability
Conclusion
References
Part III: Connected Toys at Home and School
Chapter 15: Internet of Toys and Forms of Play in Early Education: A Longitudinal Study of Preschoolers´ Toy-Based Learning Ex...
Introduction
Toy-Based Learning and Pedagogy in the Early Childhood Curriculum
Our Study
Data Collection
Data Analysis
A Case Study of IoToys
Wonder Workshop´s Dash
Fisher-Price Smart Toy Bear
Findings
Conclusion
References
Chapter 16: Digital Play Objects as Part of Preschool Children´s Imaginative Play
Introduction
Play, Creativity and Learning Environments
Digital Play
Adults´ Roles in Play
The Study
Children´s Imaginative Play
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Discussions and Conclusions
References
Chapter 17: Co-Creating Hybrid Toys as an Approach to Understand Children´s Needs in Play Experience
Introduction
Hybrid Toys and Understanding the User
Play Objects and Technology
Understanding the User
Methodology
Co-Creation
Concept Mapping
Network Analysis
Questionnaire
Study
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
References
Chapter 18: Assessing Developmental Difficulties in Children Through Connected Smart Toys
Introduction
The Smart Toys Platform Architecture
Design Requirements
Child Development Requirements
Technological and Environmental Requirements
Security and Privacy Requirements
View-Based Design
Physical Entities
Prototypes and Tests
Discussion and Future Work
References
Chapter 19: Young Children Learning to Code: A Digital Technologies Framework for the Early Years
Introduction
Making Choices: Touchscreens and Tangible Coding Technologies (TCTs)
Play Based Learning with Digital Technologies
Our Action Research Project
Grounded Theory Analysis and Emerging Themes
An Early Years DigiTech Framework: Coding and Creating
Discussion and Conclusion
References
Part IV: Privacy and Protection
Chapter 20: Researching Representations of Children and Childhood on Instagram: Ethical and Methodological Considerations
Introduction
Exploring the Literature
Methodological Considerations
Engaging Ethically
Recruitment
Data Collection and Analysis
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Interview Questions
References
Chapter 21: The `Sharent´ Trap: Parenting in the Digital Age and a Child´s Right to Privacy
Introduction
Parents, Social Media Use and Issues of Privacy
Method
Results
Discussion and Conclusion
References
Chapter 22: Santa´s Little Helper and Star of Instagram, Elf on the Shelf: Gendered Labour, Normalising Surveillance and Digit...
Introduction
When Instagram Selfies, Christmas, Children and Mums Collide Within a Marketised Society
Instagram and Selfies
Mothers and Children as Social Media Influencers
The Impact of Christmas on Mothers and Children
Method
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
References
Chapter 23: Digital Predictions: Children´s Futures, Opportunities and Obstacles
Introduction
The Child as a Data Re/source
Predictive Modelling, Analytics and Action
Commercial Care
Captured at School (Educational Data Mining)
Issues with Predictive Techniques
Aims and Context
Process
Moving Forward
References
Chapter 24: Research Ethics and Digitising Early Childhood
Introduction
Pragmatism as a Research Paradigm
Digital Child Ethical Research Framework
Our Approach
Vignette One
Discussion
Vignette Two
Discussion
Vignette Three
Discussion
Vignette Four
Discussion
Conclusion
References
