Self-Awareness Activities Games and apps that place your child in social situations are especially good tools for practicing self-awareness, but practice with this thinking skill comes any time a child [...]

Self-Control Activities Whether your child realizes it or not, they practice self-control in video games when they manage their frustration and persist at a task. When they play a multiplayer [...]

Organization Activities Some video games are better suited at practicing organization than others (RPGs or role-playing games are ideal), but many apps are tailored specifically for that purpose. Either way, [...]

Video games by their very nature demand cognitive flexibility. Your child gets the most out of the flexibility practice they get by using apps and games when you get involved. [...]

Focus Activities You may wonder why your child can’t sit still long enough to read a chapter in a book but can play a video game all day long. Focus [...]

Time Management Activities Remember those timed levels in the Super Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog games? You had to prioritize and be quick enough to beat the clock but [...]

“My 7-year-old loves Call of Duty and we play it together.”

 

“I think video games are rotting kids’ brains, so I don’t let allow any video games in […]

https://vimeo.com/31461996 Overview Classroom Digital Media Alternative Learners Overview The following definition is derived directly from the Working Memory executive function. This Thinking Skill focuses on memory-in-action — the ability to [...]

https://vimeo.com/31461967 Overview Classroom Digital Media Alternative Learners Overview Time Management involves the ability to respond to things in a timely fashion, estimate the time necessary to complete tasks, and have [...]

https://vimeo.com/31461921 Overview Classroom Digital Media Alternative Learners Overview With this thinking skill, students learn to control their feelings—both negative and positive—so as to maintain the ability to make good decisions [...]