The Upside of Digital Devices
How to Make Your Child More Screen Smart, Literate, and Emotionally Intelligent
by Nicole Dreiske
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Pub Date May 01 2018 | Archive Date Jul 11 2018
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Description
Trying to police and protect a child from screen time is unquestionably one of the most confusing and frustrating responsibilities of good parenting. It's a tough job being a 'media monitor' all the time. Technology is at the center of everything we do—TVs, smart phones, computers, and tablets are no longer luxuries, they are necessities for navigating life today. But technology can also be detrimental to growing minds, and parents must master the necessary skills to help their children not only survive in this digital world, but to actually thrive.
Kids love smart phones, tablets, computers, TVs, anything that gives them screen time. They come by their dependence honestly—they learn it from us, the 'adults.' We've become a culture of screen addicts, and that's especially challenging for parents. But the solution is not found in constantly policing the time kids are glued to a screen or in protecting what they are being exposed to; it's found in how they are engaging and interacting with that screen.
Nicole Dreiske, founder and director of the International Children's Media Center, is one of the most respected pioneers in the understanding and cultivation of new techniques for transforming the way kids view, use and engage in electronic screens. In The Upside of Digital Devices, recipient of The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval, she provides parents with simple, practical instructions as well as a variety of effective tools for creating meaningful moments and critical thinking skills that can mark a turning point in their children's lives and futures.
A Note From the Publisher
You CAN teach your child to be screen smart! Dreiske's survival kit makes navigating the digital landscape fun, easy, and rewarding for everyone.
Marketing Plan
- Promotional school tour
- Award-winning publicist with parenting product specialty hired to secure media
- Author will cross-leverage key contacts and influencers to help launch the book and beyond
- Author byline, webinar and podcast campaign
- Author keynote/speaking tour with book signings at educational symposiums and conferences
- Multi-market radio-telephone tour
- Promotional tie-ins with all ICMC children's film festivals
- Regional "Screen Smart" classes and workshops in local book stores with signings and media.
- Direct promotional campaign to counselors and therapists via regional and/or relevant newsletters, chat groups, blogs, and other venues.
Nicole Dreiske (Chicago, IL)
is an educational innovator and one of the country's leaders in the
development of screen-based programs for educating children. As the
Executive Director of the International Children's Media Center, Dreiske
works with 5,000 students each year and develops groundbreaking
approaches for integrating technology and media for 21st-century
classrooms in ways that empower children. ICMC's acclaimed Screen
Smart® program uses neuroscience-based techniques to improve literacy
skills, critical thinking, and social emotional learning. Dreiske has
conducted numerous workshops and seminars focusing on media and
education. Her landmark methodologies and pedagogies for early childhood
have been presented to the National Association for the Education of
Young Children (NAEYC) and numerous other organizations. She founded the
first and largest international children's film festival in the U.S.,
the Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Dreiske consults
with arts, education, and civic organizations on strategic and
intentional arts programming and has launched numerous festivals
nationally and internationally
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780757320477 |
| PRICE | $15.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 264 |
