Where MediaSnackers Cut Their Teeth

UPDATE:  Psssst, Beckett, Mr. Scoble just blogged ya, kid.  Called you a "cute little mediasnacker" and all. (I agree!) We promised him that as soon as he comes to Texas, we'd outfit him with a proper cowboy hat to keep his skin from the harmful UV rays when he's sitting on the coast interviewing the uber change agents out there in the Valley.  He says he'll tell you about the upcoming "Future of Learning" vodcast channel at PodTech one day, too (he smiles).  Seems like a fair trade.

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DK, I'm curious. When does the average MediaSnacker begin chompin' in this day and age?   And what is typically the first form of media that they cut their teeth on?

This morning over breakfast at the Jazz Cafe during a Boys Morning Out, Beckett had little interest in any of the Babys-R-Us oriented toys that dad brought for him to play with.  Topping his you've-got-my-attention list was a copy of dad's New Yorker, as well as the latest Wired magazine, both of which appeared to be particularly tasty to this young one.  As well as the postcard subscription forms which made for particularly good gumming if dad's POV was accurate. 

As much as I love that he already 'understands' that daddy hits the black keys on the laptop when he's sitting on my lap at the table (and tries his baby-best to follow suit...tap, tap, tap, tap), I equally love the fact that he already adores the flipping of pages when mom or dad has a book/magazine in hand. He's most curious about the taste of said pages, though, but little by little he seems to be already 'looking forward' to the next page being turned.  A full tool kit of mdia options for him to snack on in the days, weeks, years to come.  Exploring and learning by any means necessary!  Chomp, chomp, chomp!

BTW, DK, I love the intro to MediaSnackers that is served up over in the YouTube universe.  Well done!

Comments

[DK]

Wow - judging by your boy, maybe we're seeing a reversal trend from new media to old media... perhaps it's time for a 'retro-rewind' session :-)

Thanks for your kind words - as ever, a constant source of motivation and inspiration!

Peace

DK

[Christian Burns]

Our three year old can navigate this site and watch these videos for as long as we will let him :) http://www.visionforum.com/hottopics/multimedia/enn/

[David McQueen]

Nice to sse the awesome work that is Media Snackers getting even more exposure.

[Krysia]

Hi,
When my little boy was at the 'tap tap tap' stage of wanting to hit the keyboard with as much energy as he could muster, I found kneebouncers useful.
Simple yet endearing, it allows you to hit any key(s) to make fun things happen. Not exactly revolutionary but good when you are too tired to make sure things aren't getting accidently deleted.

Krysia

[Heather Flanagan]

Just wait until he starts video blogging! Logan (from Off the Grid) posted his first video blog, Dance of the Wild Penguin on my vlog. In my opinion, he cut out all the cute parts with him directing me and left the boring part, my masterful puppeteering of the dancing penguin.

I look forward to seeing more of your new boy. And, congratulations!

Heather Flanagan

[Krysia]

sorry, typo on the above comment - www.kneebouncers.com