PUBLICATIONS: Child-Computer Interaction by Juan Pablo Hourcade

This is the first comprehensive book on child-computer interaction, covering basic concepts as well as the latest research.

The book is ideal for graduate students entering the field, as well as for practitioners and researchers coming from other fields who want to quickly catch up with child-computer interaction research. It can also be a useful book for teaching courses on child-computer interaction.

The book is also a bit of an experiment in that it is self-published and freely available. The goal is to enable more people to access it. The hope is that this arrangement will also make it easier to make frequent updates to the book, making new versions available online.

You can download an Adobe Acrobat version of the book for free from this website. The book will soon also be available in print and Kindle format at amazon.com. The content is exactly the same.

PUBLICATIONS: Children and Media: A Global Perspective

Description

Taking a global and interdisciplinary approach, Children and Media explores the role of modern media, including the internet, television, mobile media and video games, in the development of children, adolescents, and childhood.

• Primer to global issues and core research into children and the media integrating work from around the world
• Comprehensive integration of work that bridges disciplines, theoretical and research traditions and methods
• Covers both critical/qualitative and quantitative approaches to the topic

by Dafna Lemish
ISBN: 978-1-118-78706-9
296 pages
February 2015, Wiley-Blackwell

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PUBLICATIONS: Ofcom report 2013 ‘Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes’

Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, has recently published its 2013 'Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes' report. The report provides detailed evidence on media use, attitudes and understanding among children and young people aged 5-15. For the first time it also provides detailed information about access to, and use of, media among children aged 3-4.

The report also includes findings relating to parents' views about their children's media use, and the ways that parents seek to monitor or limit such use.

Among the report's findings are:

• There has been a decline in the number of 5–15 year olds owning a mobile phone.
• The use of tablet computers at home has tripled among 5-15 year olds since last year.
• Children's preference for internet-enabled devices reflects changes in how and why they are going online.
• For the first time there has been a decrease in the number of children with social networking profiles.
• Most parents of 5-15 year olds say that they know enough to keep their child safe online; but around half of parents feel that their child knows more about the internet than they do.
  

Read the full report on the Ofcom website.

Source: www.saferinternet.org

PUBLICATIONS: News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 2, 2012

News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 2, 2012, from the International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media is now available on our website.

In this issue we present articles about e.g. a study on the TV coverage of the earthquake in Chile 2010, media education to promote youth civic engagement in the favelas of Rio, developments in video game
classification in Australia, and more. We are also grateful to the two student reporters of children's newspaper The Peace Gong for their contribution on how peace and non-violence can be promoted through children's media platforms. Recent reports are also presented as well as news briefs on current conferences. It is our hope that the newsletter will offer interesting reading!

The Clearinghouse would like to warmly thank all the contributors to this newsletter - your cooperation is much appreciated! We look forward to receive contributions or other input to coming issues - brief notices and articles (about 800-900 words), tips and reports about conferences and literature etc. regarding children, youth and media. Issue no. 1, 2013 will be published in May/June and deadline for contributions is April 15.

PUBLICATIONS: Children, internet and risk in comparative perspective

Children, internet and risk in comparative perspective

Sonia Livingstone & Ellen J. Helsper

Abstract

What do we know of the changing array of opportunities and risks that different children are encountering on the internet? This special issue includes articles exploring diverse dimensions of the EU Kids Online survey based on a detailed, in-home, face-to-face, representative survey of 25,142 children aged 9–16 years old plus one of their parents. 

Children's internet use is investigated on two levels, first taking the child as the unit of analysis to examine individual (demographic, psychological) factors and those relating to their socially mediated environment (centred on parental, school and peer relations), and second taking the country as unit of analysis, focusing on factors of socio-economic stratification, regulatory framework, technological infrastructure, education system and cultural values as possible explanations for differences in online use, risk and safety. 

As the articles in this issue reveal, the sheer scale of the project permits focused analysis of complex patterns and particular subgroups within the dataset. Thus new findings and conclusions are reached regarding the relation between cyberbullying perpetrators and victims, offline meetings with varieties of online “stranger”, children's strategies for coping with online risks, and ways in which digital skills and parental mediation operate, potentially ameliorating harm. Lessons for theory, cross-national comparison, and research methodology are also identified.

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RESOURCES: Back to school with a new teachers' handbook

‘Sex and Violence in Digital Media. Prevention, Help & Counselling’ is the title of the new handbook for educators produced by the Austrian Institute for Applied Telecommunications (OIAT) which runs the Austrian Awareness Centre Saferinternet.at. The handbook contains useful information on media violence and phenomena such as cyberbullying, sexting and grooming. The resource is primarily designed to be used by teachers; therefore it contains tips on prevention, as well as how to handle such incidents at school.

The resource contains 23 practical exercises that can be used in school or in youth work. Since the handbook has been created in the framework of an EU Daphne III project, in cooperation with partners from Belgium, it is available in four language versions: English, German, French and Dutch. 

The brochures can be downloaded from the following website:http://www.saferinternet.at/chadvice.

Further information on safer internet activities in Austria is available from the Insafe website, or visit the Austrian Awareness Centre website direct at www.saferinternet.at.

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PUBLICATIONS / NEWSLETTERS: PRIX JEUNESSE WATCHwords Online

The newest edition of the newsletter PRIX JEUNESSE WATCHwords Online is out now at http://www.prixjeunesse.de/newsletter with introduction of our PRIX JEUNESSE INTL 2012 Nominators and reports on various PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase stops and other events in children’s media. 

PUBLICATIONS: News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 1, 2011

News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 1, 2011, from the
International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media is now
available on our web site: http://www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse.php

This issue includes articles on the encounter of cultural heritage and
use of new media in contemporary Africa, Russian Schoolchildren's'
activities online and the use of storyboards in audiovisual education.
You will also find conference reports, new online resources and news
briefs about current research. It is our hope that the newsletter will
offer interesting reading!

The Clearinghouse would like to warmly thank all the contributors to
this newsletter! We look forward to receive contributions or other input
to coming issues - brief notices and articles (about 800-900 words),
tips and reports about conferences and literature etc. regarding
children, youth and media. Issue no. 2, 2011 will be published in
November and deadline for contributions is October 15.

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NEWS / PUBLICATIONS: News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 2, 2010

News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 2, 2010, from the
International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media is now
available on our web site: http://www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse.php

This issue includes articles on youth and celebrity culture in Portugal, cultural consumption through media by children and youth in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, news media literacy and two personal reflections on the work of the EU Media Literacy Expert Group. It is our hope that the newsletter will offer interesting reading!

The Clearinghouse would like to thank all the contributors to this newsletter! We look forward to receive contributions or other input to coming issues - brief notices and articles (about 800-900 words), tips and reports about conferences and literature etc. regarding children,
youth and media. Issue no. 1, 2011 will be published in May and deadline for contributions is April 15.

PUBLICATIONS: News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 1, 2010

News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 1, 2010, from the International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media is now available on our web site: http://www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse.php

This issue includes articles on a study of Cypriot youth and the formation of socio-cultural identity by their use of social websites, new data on the coverage of children and children’s rights issues in South African News, a report from the World Summit on Media for Children and Youth, and more. It is our hope that the newsletter will offer interesting reading!

The Clearinghouse would like to thank all the contributors to this newsletter! We look forward to receive contributions or other input to coming issues - brief notices and articles (about 800-900 words), tips and reports about conferences and literature etc. regarding children, youth and media. Issue no. 2, 2010 will be published in December and deadline for contributions is November 15. In particular we encourage contributions dealing with children, youth and the news, but other topics are certainly also welcome!

PUBLICATIONS: Ofcom e-bulletin Media Literacy - Feb 2010

- UKCCIS launches ‘Click Clever Click Safe’ campaign
- Ofsted reports students are safest using the internet when trusted to manage their own risk
- Empowering children and young people in a digital world: 2010
- Digital Unite launches BeGrand.net sites for grandparents
- Hold an event for Adult Learners’ Week 2010
- Has your child met Lee and Kim yet? New Quick Reads e-books launched
- Research on the role of public libraries in supporting digital participation
- YouTube launches ‘safety mode’
- Research says 'If your kids are awake, they're probably online'
- Media Trust seeking applications for community voices grants

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PUBLICATIONS: News on Children, Youth and Media in the World

News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 2, 2009, from the International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media is now available on the web site: http://www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse.php

This issue includes articles on e.g. youth fandom and their international networks, research on preferences of information design on Internet by Spanish youth, a presentation of the world children's radio network Radijojo, a Special Section with news from the US and more. It is our hope that the newsletter will offer interesting reading!

The Clearinghouse would like to thank all the contributors to this newsletter! We look forward to receive contributions or other input to coming issues - brief notices and articles (about 700-800 words), tips and reports about conferences and literature etc. regarding children, youth and media. Issue no. 1, 2010 will be published in May-June and deadline for contributions is May 15.

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PUBLICATIONS: OFCOM Media Literacy Bulletin Issue 25

The latest Media Literacy Bulletin (Issue 25) from OFCOM is online at:

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/advice/media_literacy/medlitpub/bulletins/issue25/

PUBLICATIONS: News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 1, 2009

Dear Colleague,

News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 1, 2009, from the International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media is now available on the web site: http://www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse.php

This issue includes articles on e.g. media literacy training empowering Indian girls, the children's rights movement in Brasil and a Special Section on the World Summit on Media for Children and Youth to be held in Karlstad, Sweden next year, and more. It is our hope that the newsletter will offer interesting reading!

The Clearinghouse would like to thank all the contributors to this newsletter. We look forward to receive contributions or other input to coming issues - brief notices and articles (about 700-800 words), tips and reports about conferences and literature etc. regarding children, youth and media. Issue no. 2, 2009 will be published in December and deadline for contributions is November 1st.

Participants in the Clearinghouse network who have difficulties accessing our web site will receive a printed transcript of this document. Please do not hesitate to contact us in this regard.

Sincerely yours,
Catharina Bucht and Cecilia von Feilitzen

For any comments or questions, please use the following e-mail address: clearinghouse@nordicom.gu.se

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