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Why use mobile devices ?

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Why use mobile devices ?

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What are mobile devices?

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Mobile Devices

- A mobile device is a pocket-sized computing device, typically having a display screen with touch input and/or miniature keyboard.

- A tool for the user to request the needed information.

- A portable device, typically combining voice, text and computing capabilities with multiple connectivity options.

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Why use mobile devices?

- Thousands of productivity and educational apps

- Anytime, anywhere

- Environmentally friendly

- eBooks reduce textbooks use

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- Easy to collaborate

- Absent students can still stay in touch

- Simple to navigate, usable interface

- Learner-centred learning made possible

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"Mobile devices a part of the fabric of children's lives today: they are here to stay. It is no

longer a question of whether we should use these devices to

support learning, but how and when to use them." - Michael H.

Levine from the Joan Ganz Cooney Centre

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Educational Uses- Records

- Presentations

- Resource sharing

- Brainstorming

- Learning activities

- Document creation

- Multimedia creation

- Storage and repository for easy access

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Applications

Web applications - or web apps - combine the power of the Internet with the simplicity of multi-touch technology. - Apple