Play is the Way Kids Learn (4 of 7)

This video is from The New Playing Fields: Building a 21st Century Sandbox, the Sandbox Summit conference held on September 24, 2008 in New York City.

Alix Kennedy, Editorial Director for Wondertime and FamilyFun magazines leads panelists Jim Gray, Ed.D., Director of Learning at Leapfrog Enterprises; Michael McNally, Director, LEGO Systems; Mitchel Resnick, Ph.D., Professor of Learning Research, MIT Media Lab; and Nancy Schulman, Director, 92nd Street Y Nursery School through "Play is the Way Kids Learn: What Do We Really Want Toys To Teach Them?" a series of questions that examine how toys and technology mix - and how they don't.

Sandbox Summit is a series of conferences designed to address how technology affects the ways kids play, learn, and connect in today's digital world. Through high-energy panels, innovative demonstrations, original research and thought-provoking discussions with industry leaders, journalists, analysts, and educators, Sandbox Summit brings an added dimension to corporate conversations. The goal of the Sandbox Summit is to ensure that the next generation of players becomes active innovators rather than passive consumers of technology. To learn more, visit sandboxsummit.org.

[NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, segments of the video were damaged, but we offer the current version with complete audio to offer some semblance of this remarkable panel.]

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Education

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• education
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• media
• play
• gaming