Children First - Connected Kids

FRESNO, Calif. -- First graders are learning how to code; Moms are using Snapchat for their businesses. ABC30 explores how students, teachers and families are taking tech to the next level. Action News anchors Tony Cabrera and Amanda Venegas host a half-hour special, "Children First: Connected Kids."

This ABC30 special includes a Tulare teacher who is teaching her first graders how to code. Find out how teachers at Cutler-Orosi Unified School District are getting better engagement through technology. Learn how Fresno Unified's e-Mentoring program works and how putting Wi-Fi on all school buses is helping kids.

You often see tots holding smartphones or tablets. Learn what parents should know before handing their toddler a tablet. Discover the local planetarium where kids can get a better view and understanding of science and space.

Children First is a year-round effort focusing on the challenges, problems and opportunities facing our youth in Central California. The program shows how the average person can make a difference in a child's life and highlights local organizations working with kids.

The Children First campaign includes half-hour programs like "Connected Kids", thirty-second public service announcements, and special stories on Action News. ABC30 thanks its partners below for putting Children First in the Central Valley.

RESOURCES:

Tulare County Office of Education:

www.tcoe.org

TCOE Tech Rodeo

January 14, 2017

Registration Contact

(559) 651-1193

Peña Planetarium:

(559) 737-6334

www.tcoe.org/planetarium

Valley Children's Hospital

www.valleychildrens.org

EECU:

www.eecu.org

Learn how to code:

www.code.org

Osmo Coding:

https://www.playosmo.com/en/coding/

Geekwise Academy:

www.bitwiseindustries.com

Kids and Screen Time:

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/screen-time/how-much-screen-time-is-ok-for-my-kids#

#classroomcribs:

https://twitter.com/hashtag/classroomcribs

#cvtechtalk:

https://twitter.com/hashtag/cvtechtalk

Most popular social media sites for teens in 2015:

http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/09/teens-social-media-technology-2015/

Boosting business using Snapchat:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/smallbusinessworkshop/2015/08/25/how-to-use-snapchat-a-small-business-guide/#68d6fa8867bd

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ABC30 thanks its partners below for putting Children First in the Central Valley.