Two days after the launch of the Mother Goose on the Loose app, there have been 1270 downloads! It was just named by iTunes U as one of the “Best New Apps!” Yahoo!
Free Nursery Rhyme App Promotes Parent/Child Learning Through Play
Free Nursery Rhyme App Promotes Parent/Child Learning Through Play November 14, 2013, Birmingham, AL – “Felt Board – Mother Goose on the Loose,” a new nursery rhyme/flannel board app for the iPad, is designed to help librarians, parents and other…
Mother Goose on the Loose app available in iTunes!!!!
Great news! The NEWLY CREATED Mother Goose on the Loose app will be available in iTunes tomorrow…. If anyone would like an early look, let me know and we can send you a promo code. The app will be available…
Interview with Sammy the Puppet
In celebration of my very first puppet interview, click below to see an interview I had with Sammy at the June ALA Conference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxLARoHCUZ4
Internet Librarian Conference
I just returned from presenting with Cen Campbell at the Internet Librarians Conference in lovely Monterey, California on “Mobile Media, Early Literacy, and Digital Storytelling.” It is exciting to see how librarians are dealing with the proliferation of new forms…
Frogs here, frogs there, frogs were jumping everywhere
My colleague, Melanie, knows I love frogs. She recently sent me a link to a blog post detailing a storytime program about my favorite amphibians. It mentions a tip card from the Early Literacy Kit that I co-authored along with…
Hot off the press: “Media Diet” for Children
The American Academy of Pediatrics just update their recommendations regarding media use by young children. Their just-released guidelines go right along with MGOL Technology Policy and fit right in with the new “Goose 2.0” training workshop. For example, here is their…
A wonderful resource for developmental tips
A link was sent to me of a blog that has a wonderful assortment of developmental tips under each of the 5 early literacy practices of ECRR2: Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play. Anyone who is looking for a wide…
Mother Goose on the Loose Technology Statement
MGOL and Technology Many librarians are uncomfortable with the idea of incorporating technology into their programs on a regular basis. We know that there is nothing quite like physically holding a book in your hands and sharing it enthusiastically…
Article published in Children and Libraries Magazine
The most recent issue of Children and LIbraries magazine contains an article entitled “Repeat After Me: Repetition and Early Literacy Development.” Describing a Preschool Services Discussion group that took place at the 2012 annual ALA Conference in Anaheim, CA, the…