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From Paper Penguins to Chicken Dances with Superfonik

by Chris Berdik
November 20, 2025

On a recent October afternoon, an eight-year-old girl in a pink sweatsuit with matching bows in her hair made her way to the stage—a poster-sized paper taped to the floor

Research Reaction Panel at FOSI 2026

by Administrator
October 21, 2025

How are teens using genAI in 2025? Find out at the FOSI 2025 Annual Conference! Amanda Lenhart, Senior Fellow at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, will moderate a Research Reaction

Reimagining AI Through the Lens of Children’s Well-Being

by Sydney Parker and Sophia DiCarlo, foundry10
September 4, 2025

This blog post was originally published by foundry10 and appears here with permission. On a late June morning at Reykjavík University in Iceland, researchers, educators, clinicians, and designers from all over

“A Beautiful Interaction”: How Children’s Podcasts Support Joint Media Engagement

by Libby Hunt
August 26, 2025

While podcasts have been a popular source of entertainment and information for adults for well over a decade, children’s podcasts have been gaining momentum just over the past few years.

The 2025 WBxD Fellows Take Their Show on the Road

by Sarah Jacobstein
July 31, 2025

What did our 2025 Well-Being by Design Fellows learn about designing tech with kids’ well-being in mind? A lot, it turns out!During the intensive five-month program, the 12 mid-career designers

ISTE x Whiteboard Advisors Solutions Summit Breakout Session: What is Co-Design in EdTech?

by Leslie Berkowitz
June 13, 2025

Dive into the practice of co-design as a powerful method for developing impactful EdTech rooted in real classroom needs. Through hands-on activities and practical frameworks, participants will learn how to

Helping Families Step Away from Screens and Into Connection

by California Partners Project
May 12, 2025

Supporting Families in a Screen-Saturated World: A New Guide for Movement and PlayAs digital media becomes more integrated into family life, parents and caregivers are increasingly looking for ways to

Experts Guide Innovations in Literacy Learning

by Elizabeth Rood
April 21, 2025

The Cooney Center’s new initiative matters for kids and teachersEarly in my education career, I taught ninth-grade English in a small public high school. My vivacious, curious students came from

AI Tools to Support Literacy & Computational Thinking at SXSW EDU 2025

by Catherine Jhee
April 18, 2025

Generative AI is here to stay—so how can we help children understand what it is and how to use it responsibly? On March 3, 2025, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center

Into the Digital Future: Teens, Technology, and Trust with Amanda Lenhart

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
February 27, 2025

In this episode of Into the Digital Future, hosts Jordan Shapiro and Laura Higgins sit down with long-time mixed methods researcher Amanda Lenhart to discuss her journey into internet research

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