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Oliver Jeffers Interviewed By Digital Arts

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Oliver’s latest book, Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, isn’t a story but an introduction to the world for his first child – written and illustrated in the first few months of his son’s life.

[Digital Arts] caught up with Oliver on a recent press tour to promote the book, and interviewed him about his creative process and approach to mark making and composition – and how different it was to work on a non-fiction book with a very particular audience in mind. 

Highly recommended link…
There is a video presentation of the interview (just under 10 minutes in length) and an edited transcript.

“I was never able to draw using a [graphics] tablet,” he says, “because it’s an unusual thing to be looking at the screen at something being created that’s actually happening with your hand. I tried it a couple of times [and thought], ‘No. It feels unnatural.’

He did find some advantages to working on an iPad though.

“You can zoom in, which is a huge advantage,” he says. “You can’t do that with an actual piece of paper.

“It’s strange because there’s zero friction. Whenever you’re drawing with a pencil across a piece of paper, there’s texture, drag, resistance. It’s just not there, and that’s a strange sensation, which I don’t know if you’ll ever really get used to.”

 

via Oliver Jeffers on how he illustrates picture books children (and adults) love – Features – Digital Arts.

Why the future of edtech is video

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Jens Peter de Pedro, director of Lingokids, explains why children learn best with live-action video:

According to recent research from Insight Kids, 92% of US children like watching non-fiction content, and 62% say they enjoy doing so online. The researcher, Sarah Chumsky, adds that children are naturally drawn to non-fiction content because it helps them do the work of growing up. From exploring real-life videos, kids gain inspiration, competence and confidence, she argues.

Children prefer to acquire knowledge from people to which they have real relationships. This is because education isn’t just a transfer of information, as developmental psychologist Peter Gray says, but also a transfer of culture, and we only really pick up culture from people who are significant to us. This applies to dancing as it does programming, microbiology, accounting, or learning a new language.

For example, Lingokids launched in February as​ a comprehensive English-language app-based course for children ages two to six designed with content from Oxford University Press. Aside from an adaptive learning algorithm that adjusts to kids’ varied improvement levels​, it features live-action shows like MyTeacher (pictured).  And as an educational technologist behind Lingokids, I know I may never have the cultural influence that an older brother or sister can have, but that must be what I shoot for. To create a relationship with customers, we have to credibly convey emotion, and no medium does that like live-action video.

Kidscreen reecntly reported on a global appetite for live-action drama among young consumers of TV and VOD. If children are craving authentic emotional connection for their entertainment, why would they not want this in their learning, too?

via Kidscreen » Archive » Why the future of edtech is video.

The KRiB – New Site

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krib

 

This is an exciting enterprise. ACHUKA wishes it well and will help promote its content with regular updates on video additions.

One rather major surprise when testing out the platform this morning though is that it’s not optimised for mobile, and the whole architecture for viewing the video content has a very dated feel.

The online TV channel dedicated to children’s books. has been launched by Sigalit and Daniel Hart, together with Bruno Centofanti.

The content consists of videos, vlogs and reviews all presented by and aimed at children aged 7-12.

An example of the video content:

Sigalit Hart told The Bookseller, “I noticed that often kids were basing their reading choices and preferences on social influences. Whereas kids aged 6 and under were more influenced by their parents, kids aged 7 + seemed to make decisions differently. More so in the last 10 years, with the super accessibility and social influence of tablets, TV, smartphones, apps and the media.”

 

 

Nicolette Jones Recommends Non-Fiction In First Of New Video Shorts For Sunday Times

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sundaytimesA new Sunday Times video series starts today. Every week, on our website and here on the tablet edition, our highly regarded children’s book editor, Nicolette Jones, will be bringing you up to date on all that is new for younger readers in a series of short, informative films.

She begins with a look at the explosion in outstanding illustrated non-fiction for young readers. Future videos will feature interviews with authors such as David Baddiel and Philip Reeve, Jones’s selection of favourite poetry books for children, and a fun look at what to buy for Halloween.

 

via Our new video series: Nicolette Jones Recommends | Culture | The Times & The Sunday Times.

Top 5 YouTube book vloggers

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This page – when you click the link below – has the latest YouTube posts from each of the recommended vloggers.
Good luck! I couldn’t watch more than 10 seconds of any one of them, but then I’m not in their demographic.
I wonder though.
Has the teen demographic _really_ changed so much since the 1960s?
I know that if I’d watched any of these videos in 1967, say, when I was 16, my reaction wouldn’t have been any different. Bemusement. Nausea.

guardiansmallIf you’re looking for someone who shares your passion for reading, offers recommendations and maybe even organises a books giveaway every now and then, then watching YouTube book vloggers is perfect for you. Book group Millennium RIOT Readers share their 5 favourites

via Top 5 YouTube book vloggers | Children’s books | The Guardian.

2016 Kidscreen Awards shortlist announced

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The nominees in the PROGRAMMING Categories are:

PRESCHOOL

Best New Series
Hey Duggee (Studio AKA)
PJ Masks (Frog Box, Entertainment One UK, France Télévisions, Disney Junior)
Puffin Rock (Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Penguin Children’s Books)

Best Animated Series
Clangers (Coolabi/Sprout/CBeebies/Factory)
Peg + Cat (The Fred Rogers Company, 9 Story Entertainment)
Puffin Rock (Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Penguin Children’s Books)

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures (Sinking Ship Entertainment)
Hi Opie! (marblemedia in association with TVO and The Jim Henson Company)
Sesame Street (Sesame Workshop)

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots (Astley Baker Davies/Entertainment One UK)
Ruby’s Studio: The Siblings Show (The Mother Company)
Sesame Street: The Cookie Thief (Sesame Workshop)

KIDS

Best New Series
The Adventures of Puss in Boots (DreamWorks Animation Television, Netflix)
All Hail King Julien (DreamWorks Animation Television, Netflix)
We Bare Bears (Cartoon Network Studios)

Best Animated Series
All Hail King Julien (DreamWorks Animation Television, Netflix)
The New Adventures of Figaro Pho (Chocolate Liberation Front, Luma Toons)
Steven Universe (Cartoon Network Studios)

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
Hank Zipzer (Kindle Entertainment, DHX Media, Walker Productions, Screen Yorkshire)
Horrible Histories (Lion Television)
Odd Squad (The Fred Rogers Company, Sinking Ship Entertainment)

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Monster Beach (Bogan Entertainment Solutions)
Monster High: Freaky Fusion (Mattel Playground Productions)
Ten Pieces (Somethin’ Else, BBC Music)

TWEENS/TEENS

Best New Series
Dragons: Race to the Edge (DreamWorks Animation Television, Netflix)
Hetty Feather (CBBC In-House Productions)
Wild But True (Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, Beyond Screen Productions)

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
4 O’Clock Club Series 4 (CBBC In-House Productions)
Nowhere Boys Series 2 (Matchbox Pictures)
Trio: Cybergold (Nordicstories, Fabelaktiv)

Best Animated Series
Dragons: Race to the Edge  (DreamWorks Animation Television / Netflix)

Bob’s Burgers (Bento Box Entertainment & 20th Century Fox Television)

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie

Lost Treasure Hunt (Argosy Film Group)
Pirate’s Passage (Mahon Pictures)

These shortlisted entries will now be reviewed and assessed by a fresh panel of judges, including Andy Yeatman (Netflix), Emily Hart (Disney Junior), Tara Sorensen (Amazon Studios), Jamie Piekarz (Corus Kids), Jennifer Dodge (Nickelodeon), Alison Stewart (BBC Children’s), Andrew Thomas (Hulu) and Deirdre Brennan (ABC Australia).

 

The nominees in the DIGITAL Categories are:

PRESCHOOL

Best eBook
Disney Story Central (Disney Publishing Worldwide)
Little Emily (Ever After Tales)
My Little Pony: Twilight’s Kingdom Storybook Deluxe (PlayDate Digital)

Best Game App—Smartphone
Monkey See Monkey Dance (Smartoonz Entertainment)
Sesame Street Video Maker (Sesame Workshop, IDEO Toy Lab)

Best Game App—Tablet
My Very Hungry Caterpillar (StoryToys)
Peppa Pig: Golden Boots (Entertainment One and Kids Industries)
Sesame Street Art Maker (Sesame Workshop)

Best Learning App—Smartphone
Blaze and the Monster Machines (Nickelodeon Digital/CHEWY)
Sesame Street—Let’s Get Ready! (Sesame Workshop)
Sunny’s Hootenanny (Loudcrow Interactive/Twofold Films)

Best Learning App—Tablet
Elmo’s Animals: A Sesame Street S’More App (Sesame Workshop)
Mickey’s Magical Math World by Disney Imagicademy (Disney Publishing Worldwide)
Tiggly Tales (Tiggly)

Best Streaming Video Platform
Hopster (Hopster)
Nick Jr. (Nickelodeon Digital)
PlayKids (Movile)

Best Web/App Series
The Adventures of Annie & Ben (HooplaKidz)
Fanny Foozle (Aether Entertainment, Cosmic Toast Studios)
Lalaloopsy Kitchen (MGA Entertainment)

Best Website
ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy (Age of Learning)
Nickjr.com (Nickelodeon Digital)
Peep and the Big Wide World/El Mundo Divertido de Peep (WGBH Educational Foundation)

KIDS

Best Game App—Smartphone
Adventure Time: Magic Man’s Head Games (Cartoon Network Digital)
Crayola Color Alive! (DAQRI)
Mix+Smash: Marvel Super Hero Mashers (Disney Publishing Worldwide)

Best Game App—Tablet
Adventure Time Game Wizard (Cartoon Network Digital)
Toca Life: City (Toca Boca)
Weirdwood Manor (All Play, No Work)

Best Learning App—Smartphone
The Centsables Dash for Cash (DNA Creative)
Plum’s Creaturizer (WGBH)
Safari Tales (Kuato Studios)

Best Learning App—Tablet
The Foos Coding 5+ (codeSpark)
Weirdwood Manor (All Play, No Work)
Zoombinis (TERC and FableVision Studios)

Best Streaming Video Platform
Cartoon Network app (Cartoon Network Digital)
Nick.com (Nickelodeon Digital)
Toon Goggles (Toon Goggles)

Best Web/App Series
Life Hacks for Kids (DreamWorksTV)
Talking Tom and Friends: The Animated Series (Outfit7 Limited)
Wonder Quest (Maker Studios)

Best Website
Design Squad (WGBH Educational Foundation)
The Next Step: Make a Scene (Secret Location/DHX Media/Temple Street Productions/Bell Fund)
Nick.com (Nickelodeon Digital)

These shortlisted entries will now be reviewed and assessed by panels of professional judges, including Rachel Bardel (CBeebies Interactive), Sara Berliner (Night & Day Studios), Noemie Dupuy (Budge Studios), Matthew Evans (Nickelodeon), Robin Raskin (Living in Digital Times), Josephine Tsay (GlassLab Games), Amy Kraft (Monkey Bar Collective) and Anne Richards (Cracking Wise Interactive).

The nominees in the BROADCASTING Categories are:

Channel of the Year
Cartoon Network (US)
Gulli
PBS KIDS

Best Channel Design
Boomerang
PBS KIDS

Best Programming Block
Sunny Side Up (Sprout)
Gulli Good (Gulli)

Best Channel Website
Channel One News (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
PBS KIDS
Tiny Pop (CSC Media Group, part of Sony Pictures Television)

Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team
Louis-Philippe Deslauriers, Alexandra Janvier and Josée Leblanc (Groupe Média TFO)
Channel One News—Azia Celestino, Tom Hanson, Arielle Hixson Keith Kocinski, Demetrius Pipkin and Maggie Rulli (Houghton Miffin Harcourt)

Read more: http://kidscreen.com/2015/11/23/2016-kidscreen-awards-shortlist-revealed/#ixzz3sUNLUssn

 

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