Advancing Positive Futures for Kids in the Digital World
Sesame Workshop
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Cooney Center Fellow for Literacy and Technology Angelica DaSilva was on the “Turning the Page: How We Build Future Readers in the Age of Constant Distraction” panel at the @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social Culture and Growth Summit. Thanks to all involved for a great conversation!
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One insight from the “Screen Wise” study: When teachers have input and oversight, they’re more likely to see technology as useful and less disruptive. 📊 Download the study here: buff.ly/JBqcqpT #edtech #screentime @WaltonFamilyFdn @Gallup
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Read this week’s installment of our blog series “The Blueprint Outlasted the Medium: ‘The Potential Uses of Television in Preschool Education’ Sixty Years Later” here: bit.ly/3WdR3ce
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🗳️ Please vote for the Cooney Center by this Thursday 10/29! 🗳️
Our Co-Design with Kids Toolkit has been named an @anthemawards finalist! To vote, go to buff.ly/1kz9Wnb and “celebrate” the Co-Design with Kids project. Thank you for your support!
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How do we preserve students’ agency in their own learning, when an AI chatbot can supply the answer? Cooney Center Executive Director Michael Preston tackled this topic with panelists on the “Empowered or Outsourced” session at @EdTechWeek. #edtechweek #edtechweek2026
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Are you a parent, caregiver, or educator looking to help kids build healthier relationships with tech? Please join us for “Raising Kids in a Digital World: What the Research Says—and What Parents Can Do,” on Wednesday, 11/4 at 4:00 pm ET. Register here: bit.ly/4z6P9IY
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We’re grateful for the opportunity to showcase our work at @EdTechWeek 2026 during our panel “Incubating Innovation in Literacy Edtech.” Thanks to everyone who attended– we were so glad to reconnect with old friends and meet new folks too! #edtechweek #edtechweek2026
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The Cooney Center is excited to announce a new blog series: “The Blueprint Outlasted the Medium: ‘The Potential Uses of Television in Preschool Education’ Sixty Years Later.” Former @SesameWorkshop President & CEO Jeffrey Dunn kicks off the series here: bit.ly/47xsGso
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🗳️ We need your support! Please vote for our @anthemawards-nominated Co-Design with Kids Toolkit! 🗳️ Voting ends 10/29: go to buff.ly/aObW4vf and “celebrate” the Co-Design with Kids project. Thank you for your support! 💛💚
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We’re honored that Cooney Center Executive Director Michael Preston was included in the All Tech is Human 2026 Responsible Tech Guide.
Explore the guide here: buff.ly/l5A9xDa
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We’re excited to share that Toogs is joining the Cooney Center Sandbox for Literacy Innovations! Toogs is a mobile and tablet app that invites kids and their parents to create, draw, and tell stories together. Welcome, Toogs! Learn more about their work: bit.ly/4dpsEGr
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We're thrilled that our Co-Design with Kids Toolkit has been selected as a finalist for The Anthem Awards for Excellence in Strategy in Product Innovation or Service, Education, Art & Culture! 🎉
Please vote for us! wbby.co/edprnp
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We’re excited to share that @Seesaw is joining the Sandbox for Literacy Innovations! Seesaw is a suite of multimodal learning and creation tools, digital portfolios, teacher dashboards, and family engagement features. Welcome, Seesaw! Learn more: bit.ly/4dpsEGr
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We are so excited to announce the official launch of the RITEC Community of Practice.
A year of listening to designers, product leads, trust & safety professionals and researchers shaped it. Now it's open.
Join us: buff.ly/O9AV1Hu #RITEC
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What we heard overwhelmingly was a desire for connection — a supportive, playful community where people making digital experiences for children can practice designing for well-being, together. Learn more: bit.ly/4zzuywN
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We’re excited to share that Medley Learning is joining the Sandbox for Literacy Innovations! Medley is a browser extension for student devices that automatically adds scaffolds to texts based on each student's English proficiency level. Learn more: bit.ly/4dpsEGr
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Bay Area families: join us on Sunday 10/18 from 11-4 pm at @SundayStreets: Excelsior for Family Digital Wellness activities to help families build healthy digital habits. Presented by @cooneycenter and @theGIANTroom, in partnership with @Verizon. bit.ly/3VuI0Dy
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We’re excited to share that @ExploreKaiXR is joining the Joan Ganz Cooney Center Sandbox for Literacy Innovations! Kai XR is an immersive STEM learning platform for elementary and middle-school students. Welcome to the Sandbox! Learn more about their work: bit.ly/4dpsEGr
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See you at Meaningful Play on 10/14 for our workshop: “Sharing the Secret Sauce: Translating Research into Practice with Sesame Workshop & The Joan Ganz Cooney Center.” Learn more and register: bit.ly/4AsSG5v @CarnegieMellon @MichiganStateU
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