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“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

Building a Sandbox for Literacy Innovation

by Chris Berdik
February 18, 2025

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center with support from the Walton Family Foundation, is excited to announce a three-year initiative with a simple, yet profound goal: ensuring that the needs and

Responsible AI and Children: Towards a Rights-Based Approach to AI Governance

by Sara Grimes
January 23, 2025

Recent breakthroughs in Large Language Models (LLMs), generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), intelligent agents, and other AI-driven technologies are driving the rapid expansion of AI in and across our everyday lives.

The Desire for More Research in Kids’ Media

by AnneMarie McClain
December 2, 2024

When we look to the gold standards of research-practice integration in children’s media established by Sesame Workshop, we know that it is possible for research and practice to be harmoniously

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