Tech Play Collaborative

📢 Today is the day! If you're at the @SRCDtweets conference in Salt Lake City check out this set of flash talks on Young Children's Learning from Educational Media. Hear from @CoriBower about preschoolers' #earlySTEM learning. 📱🧩🧮 #SRCD23 #SRCD2023

Are you a #caregiver #educator #researcher or #contentcreator who is interested in learning about supporting children in the #Metaverse? Then @CMA_BayArea next event is for you! Hear from experts @davidkleeman @KathyandRo1 & @jesseschell! Register here: childrensmediaassociation.org/event/supporti…

📢 Calling all children's media professionals. Please RSVP today and save the date for this @cma event on Thursday, 4/28. #cmaHOPE #UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine #media #childrensmedia

All children's media researchers should check out this fabulous #playtesting resource from the @CooneyCenter ⬇️ Have you seen this @cma @CMA_BayArea?

@CooneyCenter @asugsvsummit Absolutely and thank you for putting together such a great resource to improve playtesting research! One of our personal favorite techniques for engagement: If you had a magic wand and could change anything about this game, what would you change?🪄

@TechPlayCollab @asugsvsummit Thank you for sharing!

We are excited about the launch of the Playtest with Kids Toolkit today at the @asugsvsummit: playtestwithkids.org It's a resource to help enable teams to create great products by conducting meaningful research with children. @CooneyCenter #playtesting #asugsvsummit

Anne Lund, PBS kids: educational media is most powerful when it involves the adults in their lives. And research needs to take place in the contexts that children engage with it. #learnplay22

As children's media professionals, how can we create worthy content that catalyzes meaningful change? Join @cma on March 24th for a virtual discussion that helps @team_kepyr support @unicefusa in #Ukraine: bit.ly/cmaHOPE #UkraineRussiaWar #cmaHOPE

As children's media professionals, how can we create worthy content that catalyzes meaningful change? Join @cma on March 24th for a virtual discussion that helps @team_kepyr support @UNICEF in the #Ukraine: bit.ly/cmaHOPE #UkraineRussiaWar #cmaHOPE

Did you know that it is Brain Awareness Week? Join us as we celebrate the power of play and how it builds healthy brains for children! #brainawarenessweek

There's still time to register for this super relevant @cma event => bit.ly/MediaWellness #childrensmedia

Pleased to see my research & colleagues' work cited in this article translating child dev research to parents. Five Tips for managing video chatting with a young child 1. Be present 2. Point & label 3. Make it fun 4. Use it as a tool 5. Keep in touch psychologytoday.com/us/blog/parent…

Also, a big thank you to @Bustamante_AS for moderating this topic today! Such a great conversation about Research Practice Partnerships. Thank you for experiences and tips with us. #TechPlayChat

Well this concludes our #TechPlayChat! A huge thanks to you all for sharing insights on this important topic. You are great! #RPP #education #play

Shout out for #playtesting 🙌🏾 #TechPlayChat

We love this project! 🔢🏀 #TechPlayChat

Be sure to check out this #PlayfulLearningLandscapes project 👀 #TechPlayChat

Here is our last question of the day or night depending on where you're joining. ⬇️ #TechPlayChat

@sarahlouwou So valuable to help link the challenges mentioned to existing research and key insights which may be difficult for partners to access. #TechPlayChat

@TechPlayCollab Sharing literature/research linked to issues raised by partners.

Here is our second question! #TechPlayChat

Also paging @_studio_ludo @playfullearng @azadehjamalian @STEMintheMaking #TechPlayChat

Let's keep this conversation going. Here is our third question! #TechPlayChat