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Book Nook - Game Over: One Teen’s Guide to Kicking Video Game Addiction

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Teenager Tomer Shaked admits that gaming consumed a large part of his childhood — years he will never get back. Video games deprived me of many irreplaceable experiences and moments, such as time with family and friends,” he wrote in his new book, Game Over: One Teen’s Guide to Kicking Video Game Addiction.

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Parenting Pointers: Cyber Legends and Cyberbullying

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This type of teaching strategy is called game-based learning and it’s becoming more and more prevalent. Research is showing that educational video games are even more powerful for learning than expected: “Results show that the SG led to improvement in players’ knowledge, assessed with different metrics.

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Parenting Pointers: Gaming and Cyberbullying

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The harassment that young people experience in video games can often translate into negative real-world interactions. We already know that gaming can have a positive impact on children’s cognitive skills, according to a study published recently by the National Institute of Health (NIH) of 2,000 children.

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Terrific Tech - Kidas Custom Gaming Recommendations

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Kidas (“the Company”), a technology solutions company developing anti-cyberbullying and predator protection software for online gaming platforms, and the Family Gaming Database , a renowned authority in family-friendly gaming content that supports 1.5 Collected data is encrypted and analyzed on U.S.

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Fun Freetime - National Pokemon Day

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Parents everywhere are familiar with Pikachu, Eevee and the various card games, video games and shows that coincide with these familiar characters. Gotta Catch ‘Em All… Pokémon that is!

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World Wisdom: Net Zero - Moving Away from Coal

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About the Planet Classroom Network The Planet Classroom Network, organized by CMRubinWorld, brings together musicians, dancers, video game creators, filmmakers, activists, learning innovators and emerging technologists from around the world to entertain, educate and engage youth, and to provide a rich cultural experience for all.

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Enriching Education: Net Zero with Tina Grotzer

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About the Planet Classroom Network The Planet Classroom Network, organized by CMRubinWorld, brings together musicians, dancers, video game creators, filmmakers, activists, learning innovators and emerging technologists from around the world to entertain, educate and engage youth, and to provide a rich cultural experience for all.

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