[LINK] parents and cyber-safety, digital access, and emergent literacy

[Jan Whitaker]

Fwd: APO Weekly Briefing - 01 April 2010
>PARENTS DON'T ACT ON CYBER-SAFETY FEARS
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/parents-dont-act-cyber-safety-fears
>
>Karen Flanagan, Stuart Strathdee,  Stilgherrian | ZDNet
>29 March, 2010 | Most Australian parents are concerned about the 
>safety of their children online. But new research shows that parents 
>don't back up their concerns with meaningful actions, and that in 
>any event they might well be concerned about the wrong risks.
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>ENCOURAGING DIGITAL ACCESS TO CULTURE
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/encouraging-digital-access-culture
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>Department for Culture, Media and Sport (UK)
>29 March, 2010 | This UK guide  is intended as best practice advice 
>for the cultural sector to develop new ways of using emerging 
>technologies to share digital content and find new ways to engage 
>with wider audiences.
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>THE DIGITAL WORLD OF YOUNG CHILDREN: EMERGENT LITERACY
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/digital-world-young-children-emergent-literacy
>
>Pearson Foundation
>29 March, 2010 | According to this US report, digital media is 
>already transforming the language and cultural practices that enable 
>early literacy development, making possible a new kind of personal 
>and global interconnectedness.


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