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What lessons can Games and Sims teach us about real life?

What lessons can Games and Sims teach us about real life?. Craig Miller EdTech 597: Gaming March 2008. The Constantly Asked Question. “How do you teach students to find appropriate information on legitimate web sites?”

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What lessons can Games and Sims teach us about real life?

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  1. What lessons can Games and Sims teach us about real life? Craig Miller EdTech 597: Gaming March 2008

  2. The Constantly Asked Question • “How do you teach students to find appropriate information on legitimate web sites?” • The correct response is usually perceived as counter-intuitive: “Show them how to find inappropriate information on fake web sites!”

  3. A Perfect Example • This fear mongering site freaks students out: • Apparently it upsets adults as well:

  4. My Current Fave • A site complete with photos of the “Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus” in the wild! • http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

  5. Use bogus web sites like these to Teach them to be Skeptical NOW!

  6. Or Even Better…

  7. Let them explore on their own and take their lumps in online Games & Sims! • Lies and Cons • Gambling Cheats • Blackmail • Extortion • Theft • Destruction of Property • Sims really do simulate ALL the world has to offer!

  8. Being Taken advantage of will MOTIVATE them to research! • Blogs • Discussion Forums • Chat • Wikis • Social Networks • All these sources of information help young people discern allies from the untrustworthy

  9. Searching for multiple sources for confirmation leads to Information Literacy • Hopefully getting scammed in a low stakes virtual world or game will lead young people to search for reliable help: http://www.about.com/http://www.epinions.com/http://reviews.cnet.com/http://www.yelp.com

  10. A Savvy Future? • Hitting setbacks within a Game or Sim, motivating to overcome the problems, and learning proper techniques for identifying resources might help the next generation avoid some of the real life dilemmas we are currently facing.

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