tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477393606153944420.post4131955458887451763..comments2024-03-21T00:38:44.793-06:00Comments on Just Add Light and Stir: The wrong window!Sandra Doddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853107998229753762noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477393606153944420.post-17867309596283298002013-12-04T20:21:43.180-07:002013-12-04T20:21:43.180-07:00I tried to send another post out, and I don't ...I tried to send another post out, and I don't know if it went, so I'll just plunk it here:<br /><br />Wrong author, wrong window (sorry)<br /><br />Today's quote was attributed (by me, for some reason) to Alex Polikowsky, who is sweet and good but did not write it. <br /><br />KAREN JAMES wrote that, and here it is in larger context:<br /><br />Video gaming is so much more than most people see when they are standing on the outside, looking through the window they call "screen time." I would encourage you to read a little about it. I have some favourite books I could recommend. They are not by unschoolers, but they have valuable perspectives on video games and learning nonetheless:<br /><br />"Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal<br />"Don't Bother Me Mom - I'm Learning" by Marc Prensky<br />"What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy" by James Paul Gee<br /><br />Most of these authors have videos you can watch on YouTube or TED too. <br /><br />I can tell you that in our home playing video games has enriched our lives in more ways than I can list. I do not see video games as a prerequisite. I do see them as invaluable tools for any child who is motivated to learn through playing games. I don't think music or books are prerequisites either, but I wouldn't want to limit access to either of those for similar reasons. <br /><br />I'm starting a page with that and will add more. <br />The page has links to summaries of the books:<br /><a href="SandraDodd.com/videogames/seriously" rel="nofollow">SandraDodd.com/videogames/seriously</a><br />Sandra Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853107998229753762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477393606153944420.post-39161516233693085702013-12-04T11:31:23.850-07:002013-12-04T11:31:23.850-07:00Very quick translation, Edith. It was Karen James...Very quick translation, Edith. It was Karen James and not Alex (MY MISTAKE entirely). Sorry for the trouble. <br /><br />And for others here, the translation, by Jérôme C. Pageau:<br /><br />« Jouer à des jeux vidéos signifie beaucoup plus que ce que la plupart des gens voient quand ils se tiennent à l'écart, en regardant par la fenêtre qu'ils appellent 'temps d'écran'. » Sandra Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853107998229753762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477393606153944420.post-72237809218311957622013-12-04T10:54:32.016-07:002013-12-04T10:54:32.016-07:00Here in English, translated by our son:
http://jou...Here in English, translated by our son:<br /><a href="http://journaljose.blogspot.ca/2013/12/la-mauvaise-fenetre.html" rel="nofollow">http://journaljose.blogspot.ca/2013/12/la-mauvaise-fenetre.html</a><br /><br />Thanks Alex, and Sandra! :-)<br /><br />EdithL'équipe J'OSE la vie !https://www.blogger.com/profile/18023855089901421369noreply@blogger.com