Children and Mobile Education
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Smartphones and tablet computers are radically transforming how we access our shared knowledge
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Mobile technology gives us access to vast amounts of data and information in seconds
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As mobile technology becomes more widespread it presents an opportunity to revolutionize the traditional notion of education
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Children are especially affected by this spread of technology, as they begin to experience mobile education at younger ages
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7 OUT OF 10 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 12 USE OF HAVE USED A MOBILE DEVICE OR TABLET
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22% of parents reported giving their child a mobile device or tablet to keep them occupied while running errands
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30% of the apps on parent’s phones are downloaded for use by their children
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More than 600 school districts in 2011 nationwide reported using iPad programs to replace textbooks in classrooms.
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1.5 Million tablets are currently being used by students in the United States as it progresses as the standard
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Mobile technology allows education to no longer be confined to finite periods of time as people can use their phones and tablet to digest life or work-related articles with instructions on how to fix our appliances or how to use a new professional software program.
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As this mobile technology becomes less expensive it opens up many opportunities for children in impoverished countries to access educational content and skip formal
school systems
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3/4 of students prefer learning through tablets opposed to learning from textbooks or in classrooms
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Smartphones and tablets also allow people to choose their own paths, leverage their talents, and follow their passions and callings. Any student from any
age or background can customize their learning experience to suit
their needs
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22% of children can use a smart phone app
70% of children know how
to navigate a computer
mouse for a game
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Educational apps can increase the vocabulary of 3-year olds by 17% & increase vocabulary of 5-year olds by 27% with the same application.
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77% of parents believe that access to mobile technology helps learning and increases creativity
With so much out there for children to explore, do the positives outweigh the negatives?
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The same handheld-connected tools that enable children and adults to access existing educational solutions also provide the opportunity for them to capture and share knowledge in return.
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Accepting and integrating
mobile technology into the
education syste
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Will create a generation of
children that are more
digitally literate
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