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
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 Curricular Are Coming
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
The reason I put these last two sections together was because they go hand in hand. Also, the last section is more a how-to guide for the audience to put into practice Prensky's ideas. These last two sections were a little less convincing than the other sections because I felt that they were a little less realistic and more far-reaching. At one point Prensky talks about how video games can be used to keep kids healthy. I personally think this chapter was hurting his argument simply because it is reaching to solve problems. With today's issues of obesity and poor health, it doesn't seem possible to make video games a solution.
Also the last part talking about suggestions for the audience to try with their children was a little unrealistic. Coming from a teenager and supposed "digital native" I know I would be very suspicious and uncomfortable with a lot of the approaches Prensky gives for suggestions. I think he crosses the line between parents understanding and becoming too involved. Overall, I thought these two sections were the least affective in this book because they seemed unrealistic.
Also the last part talking about suggestions for the audience to try with their children was a little unrealistic. Coming from a teenager and supposed "digital native" I know I would be very suspicious and uncomfortable with a lot of the approaches Prensky gives for suggestions. I think he crosses the line between parents understanding and becoming too involved. Overall, I thought these two sections were the least affective in this book because they seemed unrealistic.
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