Educational Resources & Tech Tools 02/10/2015

• TV Widest for Educational Content, but Interactive Media Growing | Common Sense Media

  • Television continues to be the most widely-used platform for children’s educational content.
  • Among all 0- to 8-year-olds, 61% often or sometimes watch educational TV shows, compared to 38% who use educational content on mobile devices as frequently and 34% who use educational games or software on computers at that rate.
  • Educational content for mobile devices is much more likely to reach higher- than lower-income children.
  • Much of the gap in use of educational content on computers and mobile platforms is due to lack of access to these technologies among lower-income families

• Reduced but Persistent Digital Divide | Common Sense Media

  • Access to mobile media devices and applications among poor and minority children is much higher than it was two years ago, but a large gap between rich and poor still persists
  • access to high-speed Internet among lower-income families has essentially stalled over the past two years (it was 42% in 2011 and is 46% today, a non-significant difference), and the gap between rich and poor endures (86% of higher-income families have high-speed access).
  • although 20% of lower-income children now have a tablet device at home, 63% of higher-income children do; and while 35% of lower-income parents have downloaded educational apps for their child, 75% of higher-income parents have done so.

• TV Still Dominates Kids' Media Time | Common Sense Media

  • It is the medium children use most frequently, by far: nearly six out of 10 children (58%) watch TV at least once a day, compared to 17% who use mobile devices on an everyday basis, 14% who are daily computer users, and 6% who play video games every day. Also, of the roughly two hours (1:55) average screen media use each day, half (50%) is spent watching television on a TV set (:57).
  • Of the :57 a day spent watching TV on a television set, almost a third (:18 or 32%) is spent watching programming that was recorded earlier on a DVR (:10), downloaded or streamed (:06), or accessed on demand (:02).
  • Of the :57 a day spent watching TV on a television set, almost a third (:18 or 32%) is spent watching programming that was recorded earlier on a DVR (:10), downloaded or streamed (:06), or accessed on demand (:02).

• Kids' Time with "Traditional" Screens Drops | Common Sense Media

  • With the increase in mobile media use and the decrease in other screen media use, total screen time among 0- to 8-year-olds is down an average of :21 a day to just less than two hours a day (1:55, compared to 2:16 in 2011).
  • With the increase in mobile media use and the decrease in other screen media use, total screen time among 0- to 8-year-olds is down an average of :21 a day to just less than two hours a day (1:55, compared to 2:16 in 2011).

• Media and Children

  • Today's children are spending an average of seven hours a day on entertainment media, including televisions, computers, phones and other electronic devices.
  • The AAP recommends that parents establish "screen-free" zones at home by making sure there are no televisions, computers or video games in children's bedrooms, and by turning off the TV during dinner.
  • Children and teens should engage with entertainment media for no more than one or two hours per day, and that should be high-quality content.
  • Putting questionable content into context and teaching kids about advertising contributes to their media literacy.
  • Television and other entertainment media should be avoided for infants and children under age 2.

• Kids' Time on Mobile Devices Triples | Common Sense Media

  • Seventy-two percent of children age 8 and under have used a mobile device for some type of media activity such as playing games, watching videos, or using apps, up from 38% in 2011
  • Seventy-two percent of children age 8 and under have used a mobile device for some type of media activity such as playing games, watching videos, or using apps, up from 38% in 2011.
  • 38% of children under 2 have used a mobile device for media (compared to 10% two years ago)
  • The amount of time spent using these devices in a typical day has tripled, from an average of :05 a day among all children in 2011 up to :15 a day in 2013.
  • The difference in the average time spent with mobile devices is due to two factors: expanded access, and the fact that those who use them do so for longer periods of time.

• Young Kids' Mobile Access Jumps | Common Sense Media

  • children age 8 and under
  • iPads, from 8% of all families in 2011 to 40% in 2013
  • some type of “smart” mobile device at home
  • half (52%) to three-quarters (75%) of all children
  • (52%) to three-quarters (75%)

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