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Author Papert, Seymour.

Title The connected family : bridging the digital generation gap / Seymour Papert ; foreword by Nicholas Negroponte
Published Atlanta, Georgia : Longstreet, [1996]
©1996

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 MELB  303.4834 Pap/Cfb  AVAILABLE
Description x, 211 pages ; 24 cm + 1 computer laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
Summary "Accustomed from early childhood to using computers both at home and in school, the next generation is becoming more comfortable and technologically fluent than most adults. Papert shows us that this new-found independence in children's exploration of the world has profound consequences." "Rejecting both the dire warnings of "cybercritics" and the fantasies of "cypbertopians," Papert addresses parents' most pressing questions on the formidable changes around us. He tells us how video games can be transformed into a positive learning experience; why much of "educational" software is contrary to the best principles of learning; why "cyberporn" is only part of the much larger issue of how the computer presence affects values; and, above all, how to bridge the digital generation gap that threatens to further separate children and their parents."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Includes index
System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Macintosh
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index
Notes System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Macintosh or Windows with CD-ROM drive
Subject Computer-assisted instruction.
Computers and children.
Computers and families.
Computers -- Social aspects.
LC no. 96076500
ISBN 1563523353 (bk.)