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Childhood in the digital age
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Week 1

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1.1.1: Extract from: Holloway, D., Green, L. and Livingstone, S. (2013) Zero to Eight: Young Children and their Internet Use, LSE, London and EU Kids Online, pp. 10–13.

1.2.3: Extract from: Bennett, S., Maton, K.A. and Kervin, L. (2008) ‘The “digital natives” debate: a critical review of the evidence’, British Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 775–86.

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1.1.2 Bringing Up Britain 19 September 2012 © BBC

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Week 2

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2.3: Extract from: Jackson, L., Gauntlett, D. and Steemers, J. (2008) Children in Virtual Worlds: Adventure Rock Users and Producers Study, London, Communication and Media Research Institute, University of Westminster, pp. 5–8.

2.3.2: Extract from: Palfrey, J. and Gasser, U. (2008) Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives, New York, Basic Books, pp. 20–4.

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2.1 The Virtual revolution; ‘Homo interneticus’ © BBC

2.1.4 What is a friend? © TED Conferences LLC TED.com

Week 3

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3.2.2 Extract from: Raise Smart Kid (no date) ‘The positive and negative effects of video games online’ [online]. Available at http://www.raisesmartkid.com/3-to-6-years-old/4-articles/34-the-good-and-badeffects-of-video-games

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3.1.2 Texting is killing language, 3.2.1 Your brain and video games © TED Conferences LLC TED.com

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3.3 The Educators, Episode 5, 10 September 2014, © BBC

Week 4

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4.3.2 Flewitt, Rosie; Messer, David and Kucirkova, Natalia (2015) ‘New directions for early literacy in a digital age: the iPad’, Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 15(3) pp. 289–310

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4.1 What could the future look like? © MADdraw Productions

4.2.1 The Educators, Episode 6, 17 September 2015 © BBC

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