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245 10 a| "Don't bother me Mom, I'm learning!" :b| how computer and video games are preparing your kids for twenty-first century success and how you can help! /c| Marc Prensky ; with a foreword and contributions by James Paul Gee.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| St. Paul, Minn. :b| Paragon House,c| 2006.;

300 a| xxi, 254 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-242) and index.;

505 0 a| pt. I. Games are NOT the enemy -- 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 about in the press -- pt. II. The rise of the digital native -- 4. Our kids are not like us : they're natives, we're immigrants -- 5. Do they really think differently? -- 6. The emerging online life of the digital native -- pt. III. What's different about today's games -- 7. Complexity matters : what most adults don't understand about games -- 8. What kids learn that's POSITIVE from playing computer games -- 9. The motivation of gameplay -- 10. Adaptivity in games--really leaving no child behind -- 11. It's not just the games--it's the system -- pt. IV. What kids are learning (on their own) -- 12. Economics and business lessons for a 10-year-old from a computer game -- 13. How kids learn to cooperate in video games -- 14. Video games are our kids' first ethics lessons (believe it or not!) -- 15. The seven games of highly effective people -- 16. Making games of their own : modding -- 17. Playing video games to stay healthy (yes, video games!) -- 18. What our kids could be learning from their cell phones -- pt. V. How parents, teachers, and all adults can get in the game! -- 19. Talk to your kids; value what they know -- 20. The new language--a digital immigrant remedial vocabulary -- 21. How parents who "get it" are educating their kids about games -- 22. Girls, boys, parents, grandparents--there are games for everyone -- 23. Moving past "edutainment" : curricular games are coming -- 24. For teachers : using games in the curriculum and classroom -- 25. What can kids learn on their own? -- 26. Are you as brave as your kids?--try it yourself! -- 27. What to do right now -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendix: a parent-teacher toolkit.;

520 a| Argues that video and computer games prepare today's children for success by teaching such critical skills as collaboration, prudent risk taking, strategy formulation, and ethical decision-making.;

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"Don't bother me Mom, I'm learning!" : how computer and video games are preparing your kids for twenty-first century success and how you can help! / Marc Prensky ; with a foreword and contributions by James Paul Gee.

Author/creator	Prensky, Marc
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	St. Paul, Minn. : Paragon House, 2006.
Description	xxi, 254 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Electronic games--Social aspects. Video games and children. Social learning.

Contents	pt. I. Games are NOT the enemy -- 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 about in the press -- pt. II. The rise of the digital native -- 4. Our kids are not like us : they're natives, we're immigrants -- 5. Do they really think differently? -- 6. The emerging online life of the digital native -- pt. III. What's different about today's games -- 7. Complexity matters : what most adults don't understand about games -- 8. What kids learn that's POSITIVE from playing computer games -- 9. The motivation of gameplay -- 10. Adaptivity in games--really leaving no child behind -- 11. It's not just the games--it's the system -- pt. IV. What kids are learning (on their own) -- 12. Economics and business lessons for a 10-year-old from a computer game -- 13. How kids learn to cooperate in video games -- 14. Video games are our kids' first ethics lessons (believe it or not!) -- 15. The seven games of highly effective people -- 16. Making games of their own : modding -- 17. Playing video games to stay healthy (yes, video games!) -- 18. What our kids could be learning from their cell phones -- pt. V. How parents, teachers, and all adults can get in the game! -- 19. Talk to your kids; value what they know -- 20. The new language--a digital immigrant remedial vocabulary -- 21. How parents who "get it" are educating their kids about games -- 22. Girls, boys, parents, grandparents--there are games for everyone -- 23. Moving past "edutainment" : curricular games are coming -- 24. For teachers : using games in the curriculum and classroom -- 25. What can kids learn on their own? -- 26. Are you as brave as your kids?--try it yourself! -- 27. What to do right now -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendix: a parent-teacher toolkit.
Abstract	Argues that video and computer games prepare today's children for success by teaching such critical skills as collaboration, prudent risk taking, strategy formulation, and ethical decision-making.
Local note	Little-351719--3051310379740
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-242) and index.
LCCN	2005032636
ISBN	1557788588 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781557788580 (pbk. : alk. paper)

"Don't bother me Mom, I'm learning!" : how computer and video games are preparing your kids for twenty-first century success and how you can help! / Marc Prensky ; with a foreword and contributions by James Paul Gee.

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