Educational Gaming Resources
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Books/Articles
Anderson, C. A. Violent video games: Myths, Facts, and Unanswered Questions. Located at [1] (Only presents one side of the story)
Etuk & Ntiedo.(Nov/Dec 2008). From Edutainment to Bona Fide 21st-Century Teaching Tool. Vol. 15, Issue 6
Electronic Education Report. (November 2007). Vol. 14 Issue 22, p1-3, 3p
Gee, J. P. (2007). What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy. Palgrave-Macmillan. New York.
Kingsky, Danny. (May 2003) Action video games can boost cognitive skills [2]
Prensky, M. (2006). Don't bother me mom - I'm learning.Paragon House. Minnesota.
Schaffer, D.W. (2006). How computer games help children learn. Palgrave-Macmillan. New York.
Internet Resources
A Parent/Teacher Toolkit: www.gamesparentsteachers.com [3]
Canada Based Media Awareness: [4]
Serious Games Initiative: [5]
Catalogue of Military Games: [6]
PBS Show: The value in video games: [7]