Isn't play a wonderful way to learn? My four-year-old daughter is obsessed with horses, and she has invented a game called 'Horsie Factory'. I have learned more about horses in the past few weeks than I ever knew. And I remember it too (otherwise I can't play the game properly).
All this goes to show what a powerful learning tool role play is, and a great way to learn about how technology is used today. Our role-play settings need to reflect modern life now, not what it was like when we were children, using the plethora of technologies available. And this means not just computers.
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