Article: Can we learn life skills from video games

Article: Are Video Games a Benefit or Detriment?
Capital (Annapolis);  February 21, 2005 ;     626 words ... ... believe this, others think that video games can enhance skills such as hand ... All participants believe that video games can teach teens to learn new skills such as reading ... should investigate what kinds of video games a teen plays, six out of seven ...

Article: Are video games a benefit or detriment?
Maryland Gazette;  February 23, 2005 ;     623 words ... ... believe this, others think that video games can enhance skills such as hand ... All participants believe that video games can teach teens to learn new skills such as reading ... should investigate what kinds of video games a teen plays, six out of seven ...

Article: Teach teens about their freedoms.(Perspective)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  February 6, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... government interference. The First Amendment covers dress codes, city curfews and graduation speakers. It's about how violent video games can be and what words exchanged in a hallway constitute bullying. Still, getting past the what-does-it-mean-to ...

Article: High-tech thugs pose new BPD woes.(News)
The Boston Herald;  December 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... increasingly savvy when it comes to technology. Boston gangs are recruiting new members using YouTube.com videos. Video games teach teens to slash prostitutes' throats and blast cops with machine guns. There is even a Massachusetts-based Web site ...

Article: Library program will teach teens how to make ...
AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ);  May 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... 36th St., will host "The Exchange" program, which will teach teens how to make their own podcasts and express themselves through ... record and post them on Web sites, she said. The class will teach teens that there is more to the computer than checking their MySpace ...

Article: GRANT TO HELP TEACH TEENS; CATHOLIC CHARITIES WILL ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  July 21, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... writer Catholic Charities will use a $442,086 grant to teach teens about abstinence and other health issues. The grant, from ... United States doesn't believe abstinence is the only way to teach teens about sexual health. It supports sexual education programs ...

Article: Businesses teach teens about managing money.
The Kiplinger Letter;  May 25, 2001 ;     352 words ...Businesses aim to help teach teens about managing their money in a bid to head off problems for future workers. Firms are teaming up with consumer groups, gov ...