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PC’s, laptops, Play Station, Xbox, Nintendo, MSN, Mp3, mobiles, digital cameras… our children are growing up in a digital landscape that was non-existent when we were kids. How do we navigate this new space with and for our children to maximise the potential benefits and avoid the pitfalls?

One of CORE's latest projects, in partnership with Weta Productions, is the Jane and the Dragon site for students and teachers, Knight School. The first major activity for 2008 is an animation competition, in which students or groups of students in New Zealand schools are invited to create and record an animated story.

As a part of a joint iNZed (Innovation New Zealand Education) pilot programme being offered within Perak state in Malaysia, CORE staff form a key part of the action on the ground.

This article written by Ann Hatherly, and published in the Australian Journal of Early Childhood, tells of the ways in which documented storytelling invites participation from children, families, and teachers and helps to develop a community of literacy-learners and participants.