Media Mentors

04/11/2017

What can you do so a child feels they belong in the classroom? Rather than focus on how to make the child fit in to the classroom culture, we need to create a culture that fits all children.
Mike Huber, Inclusion Includes US

"The definition of media mentors emerging in early childhood is anyone who works with or on behalf of young children and families in the digital age…Children need guidance from digital age adults – from media mentors," writes Chip Donohue in his article, "Digital Age Family Engagement: The Role of Media Mentors," in the March/April 2017 edition of Exchange magazine.

"A worthy goal is to empower parents to become thoughtful media mentors for their own children, so early childhood educators need to support parents as they try to navigate the digital age for themselves and their children, in order to encourage a healthy media diet and family media ecology at home. The intersection with technology-enhanced family engagement strategies is the opportunity for parents to reflect on their own use of digital tools and to feel confident as their child’s first and most influential role model for healthy media use."

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