Mari K Swingle

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Learning, Play, and Parenting

Learning, Play, and Parenting

Conflicting Needs in a Busy, Busy World

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

With a little walk through history, and a little more developmental theory, I will explore larger cultural shifts in parenting and family systems, expand on the blurred lines of learning and … 22 $2.20 Add
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Of Games and Gaming

Of Games and Gaming

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

I am going to go a bit deeper exploring the specifics of the supposed benefits of gaming as they relate to learning. Within this I’m going to put a microscope over some of the gaming … 17 $1.70 Add
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Of Systems and Process

Of Systems and Process

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

We want to teach children not only how to use technologies, but how to choose technologies, and how to make them. We also want to teach them the caveats including biological hijacking and … 24 $2.40 Add
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Our Future Our Selves

Our Future Our Selves

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

I want to close this book by coming full circle back to what I feel are our most urgent issues: First and foremost are our collective children; the next generations and how we individually and … 14 $1.40 Add
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Sex and Sexuality Part A

Sex and Sexuality Part A

Adult Play

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

What I am concerned about are the changes in our attitudes and our desires that go far beyond the frameworks of curiosity and a bit of fun. The central issue once again concerns … 15 $1.50 Add
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Sex and Sexuality Part B

Sex and Sexuality Part B

Brain Wiring and the Death of Intimacy

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

The viewing of sexual activity or erotica online actually reduces, not raises, the interest in and the performance of real-life sexual activity. Lastly, and this was the eye-opener, in my study … 13 $1.30 Add
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Sex and Sexuality Part C

Sex and Sexuality Part C

From Children to Elders, Communication, and Lifestyle Solutions

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

It seems, with every passing decade, children are growing up faster. Innocence has been long lost with the aid of television and the music industry. Increasingly sexualized music videos for … 9 $0.90 Add
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Socialization

Socialization

Child's Play

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

In this chapter, I will start a discussion on how, in the name of discipline, safety, and humaneness, i-tech has found yet another niche. How, for better or for worse, i-tech is now the principal … 21 $2.10 Add
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Technological Integration Versus Technological Interference

Technological Integration Versus Technological Interference

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

At the onset of the i-tech phenomenon, most of us first noted surface changes. For example, what we perceived as an emergent shallowness of information, a subtle lack of depth and length of … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Attention Economy

The Attention Economy

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

Tuning in at the moment is no longer sufficient. The media want our attention extended, continued, and reengaged after necessary absences such as work and sleep. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Biological Science

The Biological Science

What's Really Going on in Our Brains?

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

I am going to get down to the hard science: what really goes on in our brains when we overengage in i-tech. To this end, I will introduce modalities that permit us to examine the i-phenomenon at … 21 $2.10 Add
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The Good, the Bad, and the Neutral

The Good, the Bad, and the Neutral

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

In this chapter and those following, I will continue to build on these arguments but also build further upon the argument of the importance of people: that i-tech should not replace human … 20 $2.00 Add
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Esports and the Business of Gaming

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

We need more fun in our lives. But, when gaming morphs into obsession, replaces and supersedes multiple forms of physical and mental leisure activity, adversely starts to affect physical health, … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Narrowing of Minds

The Narrowing of Minds

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

How do you measure creativity if you never find it in the first place? I have noticed over the past five to eight years is that youth are progressively less aware of their creative potential. … 26 $2.60 Add
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The Power of sound

The Power of sound

History and Biology

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

Dings, and bings, various ringtones, and device alert our brains. They make us react. Not merely attentionally but neurophysiologically as well. The two are strongly biologically attached. The … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Pull

The Pull

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

The process of the medium, of i-tech itself, is what is attractive; it draws us in. And this draw, or pull effect, is what has the potential to alter behavior. For example, the central concept in … 9 $0.90 Add