This is a page where I will keep a record of all the books and articles that I read, so I have a collection of all my resources in one place.
Because I got most of my articles online from the Otago Article Linker it may not be possible for people to follow links if I post them for each article. The best way to find the article if you’re interested is to copy the name into Google Scholar
Books
Colomer, Teresa, Bettina Kummerling-Meibauer, and Cecelia Silva-Diaz, eds. New Directions in Picurebook Research. New York: Routledge, 2010. 1-240. Print.
page 1 “research confirms that, at its best, picturebook illustration is a subtle and complex art form that can communicate on many levels and leave a deep imprint on a child’s consciousness” I think this is a very interesting point and has already pointed out to me how important illustration is for young children. I feel like this is a point which could be deeply explored in terms of digital technologies, and what benefits (?) making the illustrations interactive has.
Journal Articles
Banister, Savilla. “Integrating the Ipad Touch in K-12 Education: Visions and Vices.” Computers in the Schools 27.2 (2010): 121-31. Print.
Summary of main ideas:
2010 was “too early” to be able to discuss the potential of iPad in an educational setting
There is growing demand for ubiquitous computing in education, especially in handheld devices
iPod/iPad is cheap compared with traditional laptops and computer laps
M technologies such as the iPad allow learning to happen outside the classroom
The built in apps can be used in conjunction with downloadable apps to provide a “real world” context
Derouet, Liz. “Using Picture Books in Middle Years Classrooms.” Literacy Learning: the Middle Years 18.1 (2010): i-xi. Print.
Summary of main ideas:
Luke and Freeman’s model – how it can be applied to analyse a picture book
Picture books can be used for older readers as long as the relationship between text and images is complementary
Ebner, Martin, Christian Stickel, and Josef Kolbitsch. “Iphone/Ipad Human Interface Design.” Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Graz: Graz University of Technology, 2010. 489-92. Vol. 6389 of Social Learning. Print.
Summary of main ideas:
Part of what makes Apple products so popular is the way that they are all really intuitive
This is carried through in “good” apps
Ganea, Patricia A., Megan Bloom Pickard, and Judy S. DeLoache. “Transfer between Picture Books and the Real World by Very Young Children.” Journal of Cognition and Development 9.1 (2008): 46-66. Print.
Summary of main ideas:
Children who are 18 months old are able to make associations between pictures and the real world, but are unable to interact with the narrative
Picture book reading has many cognitive and behavioural benefits
Picture book reading extends children’s knowledge of the world
Korat, Ofra. “Reading electronic books as a support for vocabulary, story comprehension and word reading in kindergarten and first grade.” Computers & Education 55.1 Aug. (2010): 24-31. ScienceDirect. Web. 6 Apr. 2011
Summary of main ideas:
Children as young as 5 are able to use digital book technology to facilitate their own learning with very little adult assistance required
“Hotspots” in digital books enhance enjoyment, knowledge and story comprehension; provided that they directly relate to the narrative, or children will become confused.
Hannibal, Mary Anne Zeitler, Rev Vasiliev, and Quiyun Lin. “Teaching Young Children Basic Concepts of Geography: A Literature-Based Approach.” Early Childhood Education Journal 30.2 (2002): 81-86. Print.
Summary of main ideas:
Picture books can help students visualise interactions that they have not experienced themselves
Images and story can be used to teach children about human-environment interactions
Melhuish, Karen, and Garry Falloon. “Looking to the Future: M-Learning with the Ipad.” Computers in New Zealand Schools: Learning, Teaching, Technology 22.3 (2010): 1-16. Print.
Summary of main ideas:
iPad technology has the potential for many benefits in an educational context.
Because the iPad was not designed primarily for educational use it needs to be evaluated through teaching and learning theory and practice. Also, teachers must be given full support and training
M technology gives the opportunity for interactivity and connectivity between users
M learning takes education outside the classroom and makes it a part of natural daily activity
Nikolajeva, Maria, and Carole Scott. “The Dynamics of Picturebook Communication.” Children’s Literature in Education 31.4 (2000): 225-39. Print.
Summary of main ideas:
When there is discrepancy between images and words it creates an active role for the reader, as there are puzzles for them to solve
The best kinds of picturebooks are ones where the image and text provide different information and details – this is a complementary relationship
Takacs, Gabriel, et al. “Outdoors Augmented Reality on Mobile Phone Using Loxel-Based Visual Feature Organization.” 1st ACM international conference on Multimedia information retrieval. New York: ACM, 2008. Web.
Summary of main ideas:
How to create an augmented reality system with GPS and images
Walsh, Maureen. “‘Reading’ Pictures: What Do They Reveal? Young Children’s Reading of Visual Texts.” Reading 37.3 (2003): 123-30. Print.
Summary of main ideas:
Images allow children to follow a story when they can’t read words
Images enhance understandings of stories
Wood, Clare, Claire Pillinger, and Emma Jackson. “Understanding the nature and impact of young readers’ literacy interactions with talking books and during adult reading support.” Computers & Education 54.1 Jan. (2010): 190-98. ScienceDirect. Web. 18 Mar. 2011
Summary of main ideas:
When children read a book with an adult aide, they engage in “dialogical reading”, where they engage with the book that they theorise about possibilities that could arise in the narrative
A digital book can facilitate “Dialogical reading” if it provides the right prompts
Children can then be encouraged to share these theories and possibilities that they have about the narrative
Zeece, Pauline Davey. “Using Current Literature Selections to Nurture the Development of Kindness in Young Children.” Early Childhood Education Journal 36.5 (2009): 447-52. Print.
Summary of main ideas:
Picture books can be used to change behavior in children
