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Kanopy Kids: Tips and Top 5 Watched Videos

Kanopy Kids recently added Sesame Street in Spanish and Highlights

This month Greenburgh Public Library's Youth Service Department got very familiar with one of our favorite resources for children and families - Kanopy Kids, a subdivision of the on-demand streaming video platform for public libraries and universities, Kanopy (all Kanopy member accounts have access to Kanopy Kids). Here's what you need to know:

Kanopy Kids is appropriate for children 2 and up, with a focus on ages 2-8. It features a diverse selection of educational and entertaining content in the form of movies, TV series, animated storybooks, live action, and animated favorites. Each library card account receives 20 play credits on the 1st of the month but play credits are NOT used when viewing Kanopy Kids (or The Great Courses)!  Users can stream Kanopy on a computer or download the app (from Apple or Google Play) to a phone, tablet or Roku. The app is compatible with most casting devices. For instructions visit GPL's Get Help page for Kanopy.

Users can also:

• Create a video watchlist by clicking on +My List.
• Enable closed captions, subtitles and transcripts.
• Track your viewing by visiting My Dashboard > Recently Viewed.
• Enable parental controls in the Dashboard
• Turn the content filter on and off

Of all the videos readily available, I wondered which were the top watched titles on Kanopy Kids? Which I could recommend to GPL members based on number of views? I reached out to our helpful Account Executive, Hannah, and she revealed the top five viewed videos on Kanopy Kids:

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems (Illustrator)

When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place -- a pigeon! But you've never met one like this before. Weston Woods. 8 mins

 

 

 

 

I'm An Animal Season 1

A regal animal, the camel invites us into his habitat with the help of his assistant. The camel illustrates how hot the desert can be and how camels have different ways of adapting to such harsh conditions, thank goodness for his hump. 9 Story Media Group. 2 mins/video

 

 

 

Visit Kanopy's help page, and Common Sense Media’s parent tips on screen-time limits for more support. And remember, play credits are not used when viewing Kanopy Kids (or The Great Courses)!

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