Children's Learning in a Digital World

Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Children's Learning in a Digital World

Editor(s): Teena Willoughby, Eileen Wood

Published Online: 16 APR 2008

Print ISBN: 9781405162074

Online ISBN: 9780470696682

DOI: 10.1002/9780470696682

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Children's Learning in a Digital World presents exciting and challenging new ideas from international scholars on the impact of computers, the Internet, and video games on children's learning.


  • Features exciting new research which reassesses the threats posed by technology to the social, emotional, and physical development of children
  • Examines the impact of technology in both formal and informal learning contexts, covering a range of technologies relevant to students and researchers, as well as professional educators
  • Presents key information on the social and cultural issues that affect technology use, in addition to the impact on children's learning
  • Includes research from an international range of contributors

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xvi)

    1. Foreword: Seven Criteria for Investigating Children's Learning in a Digital World (pages 1–7)

      Richard E. Mayer

  3. Part I: Informal Learning with Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges

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      Introduction (pages 9–13)

      Teena Willoughby and Eileen Wood

    2. Chapter 1

      Media Literacy - Who Needs It? (pages 15–39)

      Henry Jenkins

    3. Chapter 2

      Good Videogames, the Human Mind, and Good Learning (pages 40–63)

      James Paul Gee

    4. Chapter 3

      How and What do Videogames Teach? (pages 64–84)

      Edward L. Swing and Craig A. Anderson

    5. Chapter 4

      Videogame Addiction: Fact or Fiction? (pages 85–103)

      Mark D. Griffiths

    6. Chapter 5

      Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Learner: The Role of the Teacher in Bridging the Gap, Between Informal and Formal Learning, Using Digital Technologies (pages 104–118)

      Laurence Peters

  4. Part II: Formal Learning with Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges

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      Introduction (pages 119–127)

      Eileen Wood, Bowen Hui and Teena Willoughby

    2. Chapter 6

      Using Technology to Assist Children Learning to Read and Write (pages 129–171)

      Philip C. Abrami, Robert Savage, C. Anne Wade, Geoffrey Hipps and Monica Lopez

    3. Chapter 7

      Tools for Learning in an Information Society (pages 173–195)

      John C. Nesbit and Philip H. Winne

    4. Chapter 8

      Virtual Playgrounds: Children's Multi-User Virtual Environments for Playing and Learning with Science (pages 196–217)

      Yasmin B. Kafai and Michael T. Giang

    5. Chapter 9

      Can Students Re-Invent Fundamental Scientific Principles? Evaluating the Promise of New-Media Literacies (pages 218–248)

      Andrea A. DiSessa

    6. Chapter 10

      Domain Knowledge and Learning from the Internet (pages 249–271)

      Malinda Desjarlais, Teena Willoughby and Eileen Wood

    7. Chapter 11

      The Integration of Computer Technology in the Classroom (pages 272–297)

      Julie Mueller, Eileen Wood and Teena Willoughby

  5. Part III: Summary and Looking Ahead

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      Children's Learning in a Digital World (pages 299–301)

      Eileen Wood and Teena Willoughby

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      Index (pages 302–304)

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