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Who Knew? Social Computer Gamers? March 26, 2008

Posted by Matthew Woolums in 21st-Century, Articles/Videos.
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By way of a Howard Rheingold tweet, Physorg.com (anyone know who they are?) has posted an article about how computer games can make kids more social.  Common opinion, and a certain car commercial that wants to rethink stuff, notwithstanding…

…in two recent studies of kindergarten and first-grade students, Ching has observed that children find ways to transform their experiences with technology into fun, highly organized group activities. She also found that technology-based activities can be explicitly designed to foster social reflection and advanced planning among young children. 

http://www.physorg.com/news125684705.html 

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