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	Kafai, Yasmin B.     Options: All Media Types Journals Proceedings Div Books Whole Books Other Date Reviewed Title Author Publisher Published Date Descending Ascending Date Reviewed     1 - 4 of 4 reviews        Connected gaming: what making video games can teach us about learning and literacy Kafai Y., Burke Q., The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2016. 224 pp.  Type: Book (978-0-262035-37-8) For over a decade, educational theorists have been promoting the idea of using video games for education under research headings such as “serious games” or “edutainment.” After all, if kids are g...... Jul 12 2017     Boys’ needlework: understanding gendered and indigenous perspectives on computing and crafting with electronic textiles Searle K., Kafai Y.  ICER 2015 (Proceedings of the 11th Annual International Conference on International Computing Education Research, Omaha, NE, Jul 9-13, 2015) 31-39, 2015.  Type: Proceedings One major concern in IT has to do with how to bring about a culturally responsible computing environment. The authors use the experiences of ten American Indian boys, aged 12-14, in the 8th grade of a charter school on tribal land outs...... Sep 22 2015     Connected code: why children need to learn programming Kafai Y., Burke Q., The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2014. 200 pp.  Type: Book (978-0-262027-75-5), Reviews: (2 of 2) This book is as engaging as its catchy title suggests. It goes through an enthusiastic journey from the origins of computer-based education to the new possibilities of 3D computer-based education, that is, robotics and mechanical devic...... Dec 2 2014     Connected code: why children need to learn programming Kafai Y., Burke Q., The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2014. 200 pp.  Type: Book (978-0-262027-75-5), Reviews: (1 of 2) Computational participation, computational thinking, or computing skills? Which is it that K-12 students should learn? Emphatically the first, argue the authors of this text....... Nov 24 2014
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