P4K Technological Affordances
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Technological Affordances or Don’t use a lamp as a doorstop
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This is a power point presentation for the Global Kids Playing 4 Keeps Capacity Building Program. The presentation is about technological affordances and the unique communicative strengths of video games.
Transcript of P4K Technological Affordances
Technological Affordancesor
Don’t use a lamp as a doorstop
Technological Affordances isa fancy term for a very simple
idea
Let’s say I want to open a canof soup
What should I use?
• A Rock• A hammer and chisel• A can opener
I walk into a darkroom and I want to be able to
see
What should I do?
• Open a book• Turn on the TV• Turn on a lamp
What if we want to teachpeople about the Bill of
Rights?
What medium should we use?
• A book• A documentary• A video game
People pay attention to mediathey like
Education is aboutDevelopment
All technology has differentstrengths
Simulation
New Perspectives andEmpathy
Inquiry and Collaboration
We’re all experimenting!
