Whether it's the chicken or the egg – the device or the edugames – fueling the growth isn't completely clear, but "tablets are proliferating everywhere across the planet," said Sam Adkins, head of research for market research firm Ambient Insight, at the Serious Play Conference in Redmond, Wash., last week. He was referring to mobile learning – especially on tablets, where school's concerned – and … [Read more...] about Mobile learning & edugames taking off worldwide
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Children’s library-on-a-tablet
In 2007 and '08, we took our kids, then 10 and 16, around the world, and we certainly could've used this technology and media then! Kids can bring along hundreds of books that take up no more space than a Kindle (introduced after we left on our 10-month trip August 2007) or the iPad, which debuted in 2010. A downside, though, might be parents having to ask kids what they're doing on their tablets … [Read more...] about Children’s library-on-a-tablet
Video viewing increasingly ‘mobilized’
If it ever really did, screen size no longer has anything to do with the length of a video people will watch. "Smaller screens aren’t deterring people from watching more videos on their tablets and mobile phones," TheNextWeb.com reports. People of all ages are now doing more than half their "long-form video" viewing on these mobile devices, according to data from mobile video research firm Ooyala. … [Read more...] about Video viewing increasingly ‘mobilized’
Parenting the littlest media users: Important study
Increasingly, digital media are just part of the rhythm of everyday US family life, a significant new study of parents of young children indicates. The study, "Parenting in the Age of Digital Technology," conducted by Northwestern University's Center on Media & Human Development, surveyed a nationally representative sample of more than 2,300 parents of children 8 and under about how media – … [Read more...] about Parenting the littlest media users: Important study
Help with mobile apps kids love
I am delighted to announce the release of our new parents' guides to two of the most popular social apps among teens, Instagram and Snapchat. You can read or download and print the free guides at ConnectSafely.org. Just 6 pages – including the "Top 5 Questions" parents have about each app right up front – the guides are meant to demystify these mobile apps so parents and kids can have an informed … [Read more...] about Help with mobile apps kids love