Can video games be entertaining...and educational? The Plugged In team looks at the way certain video games can actually help kids learn. Adam Holz then talks with Plugged In's summer intern Sarah Rasmussen about the young adult novel The Island.



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Additional Resources:

·      Game: Pop Culture Connection

·      Interaction Questions: What do you think of educational video games? Love ‘em? Hate ‘em? And what about The Island? Have you read it? And even if you haven’t, we’d love to hear what you are reading this summer and why you chose that book or series.

·      Parenting Generation Screen by Jonathan McKee

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Read Kennedy’s article about the value of educational gaming.

·      https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/value-of-educational-gaming/

Learn five unexpected benefits of gaming.

·      https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/5-unexpected-benefits-of-gaming/

Find out what video games and reading skills have in common.

·      https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/what-do-kids-video-games-and-reading-skills-have-in-common/



Read the full review:

·      https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/alanwake/

·      https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/crash-bandicoot-4-its-about-time/

·      https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/sims2/

·      https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/mysims/

·      https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/minecraft/

·      https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/fortnite/

·      https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/big-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain/

·      https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/animal-crossing-new-horizons/



·      How you can make wise entertainment choices for your family

Focus on the Family: Making Wise Entertainment Choices

·      Explore the Plugged In Tech Guide

Plugged In: Tech Guide



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Can video games be entertaining...and educational? The Plugged In team looks at the way certain video games can actually help kids learn. Adam Holz then talks with Plugged In's summer intern Sarah Rasmussen about the young adult novel The Island.
 
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Additional Resources:
·      Game: Pop Culture Connection
·      Interaction Questions: What do you think of educational video games? Love ‘em? Hate ‘em? And what about The Island? Have you read it? And even if you haven’t, we’d love to hear what you are reading this summer and why you chose that book or series.
·      <a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-plugged-in-2021-08-12?refcd=1696001">Parenting Generation Screen by Jonathan McKee</a>
·      <a href="http://www.thepluggedinshow.com/" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.ThePluggedInShow.com</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pluggedin">https://</a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pluggedin" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.facebook.com/pluggedin</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/pluggedinteam/">https://</a><a href="http://www.instagram.com/pluggedinteam" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.instagram.com/pluggedinteam/</a>
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PHONE: 800-A-FAMILY (800-262-3459)
 
Read Kennedy’s article about the value of educational gaming.
·      <a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/value-of-educational-gaming/">https://</a><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/blog/value-of-educational-gaming" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.pluggedin.com/blog/value-of-educational-gaming/</a>
Learn five unexpected benefits of gaming.
·      <a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/5-unexpected-benefits-of-gaming/">https://</a><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/blog/5-unexpected-benefits-of-gaming" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.pluggedin.com/blog/5-unexpected-benefits-of-gaming/</a>
Find out what video games and reading skills have in common.
·      <a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/what-do-kids-video-games-and-reading-skills-have-in-common/">https://</a><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/blog/what-do-kids-video-games-and-reading-skills-have-in-common" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.pluggedin.com/blog/what-do-kids-video-games-and-reading-skills-have-in-common/</a>
 
Read the full review:
·      <a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/alanwake/">https://</a><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/alanwake" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/alanwake/</a>
·      <a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/crash-bandicoot-4-its-about-time/">https://</a><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/crash-bandicoot-4-its-about-time" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/crash-bandicoot-4-its-about-time/</a>
·      <a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/sims2/">https://</a><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/sims2" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/sims2/</a>
·      <a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/mysims/">https://</a><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/mysims" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/mysims/</a>
·      <a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/minecraft/">https://</a><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/minecraft" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/minecraft/</a>
·      <a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/fortnite/">https://</a><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/fortnite" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/fortnite/</a>
·      <a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/big-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain/">https://</a><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/big-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/big-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain/</a>
·      <a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/animal-crossing-new-horizons/">https://</a><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/animal-crossing-new-horizons" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/animal-crossing-new-horizons/</a>
 
·      How you can make wise entertainment choices for your family
<a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/making-wise-entertainment-choices/">Focus on the Family: Making Wise Entertainment Choices</a>
·      Explore the Plugged In Tech Guide
<a href="https://pluggedin.focusonthefamily.com/tech-guide/">Plugged In: Tech Guide</a>
 
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Join Focus on the Family's media and culture analysts for lighthearted reviews for parents and conversation about entertainment, pop culture and technology. Through this 30-minute podcast from Focus on the Family, you'll hear practical information from a Biblical worldview to help guide decisions about what to watch, listen and visit. And connect to a ton of related Christian resources and articles.

Join Focus on the Family's media and culture analysts for lighthearted reviews for parents and conversation about entertainment, pop culture and technology. Through this 30-minute podcast from Focus on the Family, you'll hear practical information from a Biblical worldview to help guide decisions about what to watch, listen and visit. And connect to a ton of related Christian resources and articles.

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