Prensky, M. Don't Bother Me, Mom -- I'm Learning
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Titel
Don't Bother Me, Mom -- I'm Learning
Auteur
Uitgever, jaar en plaats van uitgave
Paragon House, 2005.
ISBN: 1557788588
Opmerkingen
Van de site van de uitgever (http://www.paragonhouse.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=399&osCsid=341ed667e595c214e9d39abc8ca9c13b):
What You Will Learn
The aim of this book is to give you a peek into the hidden world into which your kids disappear when they are playing games, and to help you as an adult—especially if you are a concerned parent or teacher—understand and appreciate just how much your kids are learning that is POSITIVE from their video and computer games.
In the few short hours it takes to read this book, you will learn:
- What it feels like to be in the world of computer and video games;
- How to appreciate the breadth and depth of modern computer and video games and the ways they make your kids learn;
- How to understand the various USEFUL skills your game-playing your kids are acquiring;
- How to understand your own kids better and build better relationships using games as a base;
And, most importantly,
- How to augment and improve what your kids are learning by HAVING CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE about their games.
Contents
Introduction Forward by James Paul Gee Part I: The REAL news is POSITIVE
1. Of Course You're Worried: You Have No Idea What's Going On!
2. The Really GOOD News About Your Kids' Games
3. But Wait – What About All That BAD Stuff I Hear From The Press?
Part II. It's Not Attention Deficit, They're Just Not Listening
4. Our Kids Are Not Like Us : We're Immigrants, They're Natives.
5. Do They Really Think Differently?
6. The Emerging Online Life of the Digital Native
Part III. Today's Games Are Deep And Full Of Learning
7. Complexity Matters: What Most Adults Don't Understand About Games
8. Decisions, Decisions: What It Feels Like to Play Today's Games
9. What Kids Learn That's POSITIVE From Playing Computer Games
10. The Motivation Of Gameplay
11. Game Adaptivity: Truly Leaving No Child Behind
12. It's Not Just the Games, It's The System
13. What Your Game Playing Kid Could Become (It's a lot more than you think!)
Part IV. What Our Kids Are Learning (On Their Own)
14. Economics and Business Lessons for a 10-Year-Old
15. How Kids Learn To Cooperate In Video Games
16. Video Games Are Our Kids' First Ethics Lessons (Believe it or not!)
17. The Seven Games of Highly Effective People
18. “Modding” : Making Games of Their Own
19. Playing Video Games to Stay Healthy ( Yes , Video Games !)
20. What Our Kids Could Be Learning From Their Cell Phones
Part V. Games and Learning Theory
21. What Video Games Have To Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
Part VI. How Parents and Teachers (And Other Adults) Can Help (And Learn! And Play!)
22. Talk To Your Kids – Value What They Know
23. The New Language – A Digital Immigrant Remedial Vocabulary
24. How Parents Who “Get It” Are Educating Their Kids
25. Girls, Boys, Parents, Grandparents: There Are Games for Everyone
26. Moving Past “Edutainment” – Curricular Games are Coming
27. For Teachers: Using Games in the Curriculum and Classroom
28. Disintermediation: What Can Kids Learn On Their Own?
29. Are You as Brave as Your Kids? – Trying It Yourself
30. What to Do Right Now
Conclusion
Epilogue
Appendix: A Parent and Teacher Toolkit
Notes
Further Reading
