Tag: Week 4 DQC

"Her," Robots, and Child Development

by on January 27, 2016 11:15 pm
What I found particularly interesting and terrifying about the piece on Robots and Child Development is how often we are blind to the potential detrimental effects of technology and how easily we write them off. When I first was reading the article I wasn’t convinced. I think from a technological point of view the possibility… Read more "Her," Robots, and Child Development

Scaffolded Fantasy Play

by on January 27, 2016 2:22 am
An area that interests me from this weeks reading is the intersection of children’s fantasy play and social robots or “smart” toys. Pellegrini makes a strong argument for the importance of interactive fantasy play in the development of children’s ability to communicate abstract, non-obvious concepts. Does a “smart” toy detract from that value? It could… Read more Scaffolded Fantasy Play

Week 4: Fröbel's Forgotten Gift

by on January 25, 2016 12:00 am
In reading “Fröbel’s Forgotten Gift…,” I couldn’t help but remember Barbie Fashion Designer from my own childhood. I didn’t own the game, but I begged my friend Victoria to play whenever I was at her house. As I recall, it was a fairly open-ended design project, though firmly within the Barbie world of “Dream Date”… Read more Week 4: Fröbel's Forgotten Gift