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
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
really leaving no child behind
11. It's not just the games
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
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?
Appendix: a parent-teacher toolkit.
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