Australia: Average 6.4 screens per home March 29, 2017 The Q4 (October-December) 2016 Australian Multi-Screen Report – from Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen – continues to document how growing content, platform and screen choices have caused a gradual shift in the way consumers apportion their viewing across devices. Australians are voracious consumers of broadcast TV and other video, and as of Q4 2016 had a dizzying array of options by which to do so. While there is much discussion about television’s place in today’s screen mix, several trends are clear: More screens. On average Australians watch 2 hours and 39 minutes (2:39) of broadcast TV each day, or 81:18 per month. The TV set is not just for TV any more. This means 28 per cent of the time people now spend with their TV sets goes to something other than watching live TV or playing back broadcast TV channel content within 28 days – and partially explains why Australians on average now watch 31 fewer minutes of live and playback TV per day than they did in Q4 2010.
Using technology in service delivery to families, children and young people - Technology use in Australia Internet connectivity has increased rapidly over recent years in Australia, particularly for young people. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS; 2012) reported that in 2010–11, 79% of Australians aged 15 years and older (including 96% of 18–24 year olds) had accessed the Internet in the previous twelve months. A recent national survey by Sensis and Australian interactive Media Industry Association (2012) reported that 98% of respondents had Internet access and 52% of those who had access used the Internet daily. The same study reported that access was almost universal for both regional and metropolitan locations across Australia, apart from Tasmania, where access was only slightly lower (94%). A concurrent rapid increase in Internet access via mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, has increased users’ access to Internet services from any location at any time. Box 2: Just because we can use social networking sites, should we?
Screen Time Still an Australian Pastime – Nielsen The latest figures from the Australian Video Viewing Report from Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen show the average Australian home now has 6.6 screens in which to consume video content. These screens include multiple devices such as internet-capable TVs, tablets, smartphones, and high definition (HD) TV sets. More devices in homes and extensive content choice encourage the cross-screen ‘spreading’ and is changing viewing patterns. The ‘spreading’ that arises from cross-platform and multi-screen activity has impacted the amount of time people spend watching ‘traditional’ TV, which is particularly apparent in the evenings and in live viewing. However, broadcast TV watched on in-home TV sets still accounts for most video viewing. The report found 19.64 million Australians (82.6% of the population in people metered markets) watched broadcast TV (free-to-air and subscription channels) on in-home TV sets each week in Q4 2017. Furthermore, Australians in all age groups continue to watch TV.
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Enhancing children’s learning through media and technology That being said, this brings up a lot of questions. Are electronic storybooks actually helping children learn new vocabulary? Do children remember and learn from the lessons shown on Sesame Street? Are apps that are labelled as “educational” actually helping children to learn? A recent report in 2017 surveyed approximately 1400 parents living in the US to determine the patterns of media use among children between 0 and 8 years. “Certain media and technologies have been found to enhance children’s learning and development only if they are used appropriately and made with the proper content.” Certain media and technologies have been found to enhance children’s learning and development only if they are used appropriately and made with the proper content. How can we increase the communication between scholars and content creators? One way is to increase awareness about the research being done in this area. While this sounds promising, it only solves part of the problem.
How A Child Develops - Develop Skills What is child development? Child development is a process every child goes through. This process involves learning and mastering skills like sitting, walking, talking, skipping, and tying shoes. Children learn these skills, called developmental milestones, during predictable time periods. Children develop skills in five main areas of development: Cognitive Development This is the child's ability to learn and solve problems. What is a developmental milestone? Milestones develop in a sequential fashion. To find out more information about age-appropriate developmental milestones click on a specific age below. What are typical milestones, or skills, children learn at different ages? The brain grows very rapidly during the first several years of life. Because children usually acquire developmental milestones or skills during a specific time frame or "window", we can predict when most children will learn different skills. Childhood Development: Give your child lots of love and attention.
Technology in early childhood education: Learning from screen media Introduction Subject Infants and toddlers attend to screen media and are responsive to its sensory and perceptual features (movement, pace, bright color, music, and sound effects).6 Imitating their parents and older children, they will pick up a tablet or smartphone and tap and swipe to navigate the screen. Problems When infants and toddlers view screen media, their understanding of what they see is limited. Research Context Information currently available to parents and child development professionals on this topic provides mixed messages. Key Research Questions What can infants and toddlers learn from baby media? Recent Research Results Research Gaps Conclusions There is little evidence that children under 2 or 3 years learn much from viewing screen media, especially if they are viewing alone.39 Most of their learning comes from interacting with others, listening to storybooks, exploring their surroundings, and playing with toys. Implications for Parents, Services and Policy References
Speaking with: Joanne Orlando on children and technology Is technology bad for kids? As more devices and software applications are made specifically for an increasingly younger audience, there is concern about the appropriateness of children using technology – and debate over when it should be introduced into their lives. Yet at the same time, personal devices and touch screens are everywhere. Kids love them for the same reasons we do, and many argue that learning to use them will likely be important to their education and employment prospects later in life. Tamson Pietsch speaks with Joanne Orlando, an expert on educational technology at the University of Western Sydney, about the increased use of technology by children and the potential impact on child development.
I WANT MY iPAD! Are our kids getting addicted to technology? Are toddlers really becoming addicted to technology? There’s certainly a lot of media hype to suggest that they are. And there’s no question the footage of small children breaking down when their tablet is taken away is unsettling: Footage such as this is often aimed at showing the evils of technology and the myriad ways digital devices engender bad behaviour among children. Viewers are often put in a position where they naturally try to apportion blame for such behaviour. Scare tactics As an expert in children, technology and learning, I question the purpose and proper interpretation of content such as this, regardless of whether it’s presented on prime time TV, headlining a newspaper or a new addition to a parenting blog. In recent years society has been inundated with scare tactics around children’s increasing use of technology. Unfortunately, these scare tactics often succeed because they cause a sense of guilt among adults and perpetuate a sense of loss of control. Embracing technology
Banning kids from using technology is counter-productive Taiwan recently made the unprecedented move of banning children two years and younger from using any form of digital technology. Older children and teenagers will also be severely restricted, with new laws stating children aged 18 years or less will only be permitted to use electronic devices for a “reasonable” length of time. What is “reasonable”, however, is yet to be defined. As with the use of any illegal substance or product, severe fines (in the vicinity of A$1,500) are in place for parents should their child break these new laws. In neighbouring China, online addiction among young people has reached epidemic proportions. Children’s use of technology is booming around the world, and this is causing anxiety for many. In an attempt to combat cyberbullying here, the Australian Council on Children and Media is urging the Australian government to launch a debate regarding the age of ownership of smart phones. Growing up with a screen Children’s health and happiness are essential goals.
Key Aspects Of Learning | Thinq-Education The Key Aspects of Learning, integral to the Primary National Strategy, are twelve essential ‘learning to learn’ skills. They include the Social and Emotional Aspects of Leaerning (SEAL): empathy, managing feelings, motivation, self-awareness and social skills. The other seven are: communication, creative thinking, enquiry, evaluation, information processing, problem-solving and reasoning. ThinQ Education promotes the Key Aspects of Learning as essential skills for learning, leadership and life: essential not just for school but in preparing children for the rest of their lives. Communication Skills Communication skills enable children to: speak effectively to different audienceslisten, understand and respond appropriately to othersparticipate effectively in group discussionread fluently a range of literary and non-fiction textsreflect critically on what is readwrite fluently for a range of purposes and audiencescritically analyse their own and others’ writing Creative Thinking a a Empathy
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