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Sebastián Martín Gómez
Analysis of mobile applications aimed at early childhood: technical, pedagogical, design and content characteristics
This article analyzes the technical, pedagogical, design and content characteristics of a sample of applications for children up to 5 years old, available on the Google Play platform. The study is part of an investigation titled: «Los materiales didácticos digitales en la Educación Infantil. Análisis y propuestas para su uso en la escuela y el hogar» (RTI2018-093397-B-I00) in which research teams belonging to three Autonomous Communities of the Spanish State (Islas Canarias, Galicia and Valencia) participate. The methodology used was based on content analysis. The 23 most popular apps on Google Play in June 2020 are analyzed. Three of them are the most downloaded in Spanish homes during the…
A study on the didactic, content and narrative characteristics of the audiovisual products available on YouTube Kids
This article analyzes the characteristics of a selection of audiovisual products aimed at children from 0 to 4 years old, hosted on the YouTube Kids platform. On the one hand, the platform itself is analyzed; its structure, design, usability and interactivity. On the other hand, the most popular resources in each of the categories established on the platform itself are analyzed, namely: programs, music, learning and exploring. A total of 29 videos were evaluated, using an analysis tool developed ad-hoc, which is structured in the following areas of analysis: didactic, content and narrative. The results obtained show that the platform is based on a structure similar to that of YouTube, but i…
Portales educativos : la producción de materiales didácticos digitales
El objetivo principal de este artículo es conocer cómo se organiza la producción de los materiales didácticos digitales de creación propia de portales institucionales de recursos educativos, tomando como referencia la perspectiva de sus principales responsables. En concreto, se analiza el caso del repositorio institucional de recursos de la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias, Ecoescuela 2.0; y del portal de recursos educativos en abierto Procomún (Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte). Con este estudio se pretende dar respuesta a distintas cuestiones relacionadas con la autoría de los materiales, el proceso y desarrollo, así como los criterios que establecen los portales institucionales p…