Children's Use of Computers at Home and at School

@inbook{citeulike:214993, abstract = {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. <I>The Internet Playground</I> 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.}, author = {Seiter, Ellen}, booktitle = {The Internet Playground: Children's Access, Entertainment, And Mis-education (Popular Culture and Everyday Life)}, citeulike-article-id = {214993}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0820471240}, keywords = {1digitalyouth, ethnography, learning, media, youth}, month = {April}, pages = {1--17}, posted-at = {2005-05-31 18:46:23}, priority = {0}, publisher = {Peter Lang Publishing}, title = {Children's Use of Computers at Home and at School}, url = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0820471240}, year = {2005} }

TY - CHAP ID - citeulike:214993 L3 - citeulike-article-id:214993 N2 - 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. <I>The Internet Playground</I> 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. SN - 0820471240 EP - 17 TI - Children's Use of Computers at Home and at School PB - Peter Lang Publishing T2 - The Internet Playground: Children's Access, Entertainment, And Mis-education (Popular Culture and Everyday Life) SP - 1 KW - 1digitalyouth KW - ethnography KW - learning KW - media KW - youth AU - Seiter, Ellen PY - 2005/04/01/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0820471240 ER -