Which one do you agree with???
According to Prensky complex games are a great learning tool and parents should play them with their children.
He is trying to sell the idea that CHANGE is needed in our classrooms in order to reach the kids of today “Digital Natives”. He claims the “Digital Immigrants” (the teachers) are not engaging their students in learning, they are bored. We as parents should take an interest in what our children are doing. Perhaps then we can understand that they are actually learning not just playing a game .He is selling the idea to parents, that games are what the children need in their classrooms. He explains the differences between complex games, multiple player games versus just drill games with solo players
Bauerleins’s worry is that technology integration backfired and the students of today have No or little interest in the state of the future. They are only interested in social connections; only concerned with what their friends are doing or thinking? He describes them as an instant result selfish society. What kinds of people will be in control of our future? Bauerlein argues; Because of the easy access and readily available instant answers one can gain from the Internet -Why should students care about learning or memorizing when everything they need to know, all answers, could be gained instantly through their social networks or on-line somewhere.
Spotted at Hollys delightful Insight
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