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Parent Post: ‘Your Children Need Real-Life Video Game Escapades’

By Emily On June 12, 2015 · Add Comment

One of the site we use most for resources in the world of educational technology is the official page of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, which is ‘an independent research and innovation lab that focuses on the challenges of educating children in a rapidly changing media landscape’. Some say Joan Ganz Cooney and her colleagues began the edu-tech revolution with their creation of Sesame Street in 1966, which makes the Cooney Center a veritable mecca of information. Below you’ll find an excerpt from a recent blog post that includes a great story about how one father used what his kids learned gaming to encourage them to take it outside the screen. Read the post in its entirety here. “We’re thrilled to share Jordan Shapiro’s account of a recent road trip to Niagara Falls with his sons. Despite a relaxed screen time policy while on the road, the boys find [...]

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