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The Family Tech Cycle: Navigating Screens, Devices, and Social Media 

by Amanda Lenhart | March 5, 2026
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Swimming with Sharks and Walking on Mars: Synthesis of a Cross-Sector Forum on Immersive Technology in Secondary Education

by Medha Tare, PhD and Elizabeth Rood, EdD | June 8, 2023
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Gen Z in the Room: Making Public Media By and With Youth for the Future

by Elizabeth Rood and Mary Madden | January 18, 2023
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Teachers: Connecting Family Learning Across Boundaries

by Joan Ganz Cooney Center | March 5, 2020
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Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens

by Lisa Guernsey and Michael H. Levine | September 21, 2015

Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step: A Blueprint for Teaching Young Children in a Digital Age

by Brigid Barron, et al. | November 2, 2011
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T is for Transmedia

T is for Transmedia: Learning through Transmedia Play

by Becky Herr-Stephenson and Meryl Alper with Erin Reilly and introduction by Henry Jenkins | March 16, 2013
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Survey: Growing Up Digital: Adults Rate the Educational Potential of New Media and 21st Century Skills

by Common Sense Media | March 25, 2010

STEM Starts Early: Grounding Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Early Childhood

by Elisabeth McClure, Lisa Guernsey, Doug Clements, Susan Nall Bales, Jennifer Nichols, Nat Kendall-Taylor, and Michael Levine | February 2, 2017
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Revisiting the Potential Uses of Media in Childrens Education

Revisiting the Potential Uses of Media in Children’s Education

by Chris Berdik | March 11, 2020
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Print Books vs. E-Books

QuickReport: Print Books vs. E-books

by Cynthia Chiong, Jinny Ree, and Lori Takeuchi | May 15, 2012
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Parent Survey QuickReport

QuickReport: Parent Co-Reading Survey

September 13, 2012
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QuickReport: Discovering Kids’ Apps: Do Family Strategies Vary by Income?

by Elisabeth McClure, Sarah Vaala, and Tamara Spiewak Toub | July 20, 2017
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Public Media: Connecting Family Learning Across Settings

by AnneMarie McClain and Susana Beltran Grimm | March 18, 2020
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Potential Power

Potential power: Developing quality immersive content for tweens and teens (a two-part guide for developers and creators). 

by Elizabeth Rood, EdD | June 15, 2026
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by Cooney Center Team | August 10, 2026