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The Internet Playground: Children's Access, Entertainment, and Mis-Education
Contributor(s): Miller, Toby (Editor), Seiter, Ellen (Author)

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 ISBN: 0820471240     ISBN-13: 9780820471242
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
OUR PRICE: $35.96  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: February 2007
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BISAC Categories:
- Computers | Internet - General
- Education | Adult & Continuing Education
- Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family
Dewey: 004.678
LCCN: 2004027257
Series: Popular Culture & Everyday Life
Physical Information: 124 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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Based on four years of experience teaching computers to 8-12 year olds, media scholar Ellen Seiter offers parents and educators practical advice on what children need to know about the Internet and when they need to know it. The Internet Playground argues that, contrary to the promises of technology boosters, teaching with computers is very difficult. Seiter points out that the Internet today resembles a mall more than it does a library. While children love to play online games, join fan communities, and use online chat and instant messaging, the Internet is also an appallingly aggressive marketer to children and, as this book passionately argues, an educational boondoggle.
 
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