About this item
How children engage with technology at each stage of development, from toddler to twentysomething, and how they can best be supported.. What happens to the little ones, the tweens, and the teenagers, when technology - ubiquitous in the world they inhabit - becomes a critical part of their lives? This timely book brings much-needed clarity to what we know about technology's role in child development. Better yet, it provides guidance on how to use what we know to help children of all ages make the most of their digital experiences. From toddlers who are exploring their immediate environment to twentysomethings who are exploring their place in society, technology inevitably and profoundly affects their development. Drawing on her expertise in developmental science and design research, Katie Davis describes what happens when child development and technology design interact, and how this interaction is complicated by children's individual characteristics and social and cultural contexts.
About the Author
Katie Davis is the author/illustrator of over a dozen traditionally published books for children, from picture books to middle grade and young adult novels. They've sold over 755,000 copies worldwide, which is why she self-published How to Write a Children's Book and How to Promote Your Children's Book, both of which debuted at #1 on Amazon.
Because Katie's secret superpower is her ability to teach writers about writing, tech, and marketing their books, she created digital courses and products for writers such as How to Create Your Author Platform (and Market Your Books without Being Pushy) , Video Idiot Boot Camp, and Launch Your Book Blueprint. She's also co-created the largest and first live online conference of its kind, Picture Book Summit.
Katie's first podcast Brain Burps About Books is an interview format and focuses more on marketing. Her second podcast is Writing for Children and is bite-sized craft oriented lessons. Katie has been a regular guest on WTNH recommending children's books and recently appeared on the TEDx stage.
Katie has been honored to speak everywhere from a maximum security prison, to elementary schools, to university level, including UCONN and Yale, and has keynoted conferences and fundraising galas.
Using her now not-so-secret superpower allowed Katie and her husband, Jerry Davis, to take over the 47-year-old Institute of Children's Literature and its sister school, the Institute for Writers, where, as of this writing, 470,027 people have taken college level writing courses and learned to write for both children and adults.
