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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 371.334 EAN: 9780230602526 ISBN: 0230602525 Label: Palgrave Macmillan Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: January 22, 2008 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Release Date: January 22, 2008 Studio: Palgrave Macmillan Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A Fascinating Concept of Games; needs more researchDavid Shaffer proposes here that we educate children by having them do the things adults do--only by simulating them in game form. This is an idea I haven't run across before, and I think it may have real merit. I have a nine-year-old son who attends public school. His school spends a lot of money and effort on computer learning, but I have been frankly underwhelmed by the results. The educational software I've seen doesn't strike me as much of an advance over flash cards--just ... Read More Rating:  - innovative playIn this book, Shaffer takes the conversation about games and their relevance to society in general, and for children's learning in particular, to a new level. In a world where standardized thinking is rapidly being encapsulated in machines or outsourced, he says, education ought to be about providing young people with opportunities to learn innovative ways of thinking. Which is where computer games come in: these games "are significant because they let us think in new ways" (p.191). ... Read More Rating: - A better way to teach today's kids... and then some.Dr. Shaffer aims high and really hits the mark. Most recent, successful books about learning and video games go for the seasoned computer aficionado (me), or the rank computer newbie (my husband). Rarely do they target both. Shaffer's topics are deep and wide, but his language is fluid and unassuming; as a result, both audiences will find useful chunks of knowledge that resonate. It is not hard to understand why todays twelve-year-olds would rather play SIMS or DOOM than finish their ... Read More 
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