Mobile Technology for Children

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Mobile Technology for Children by Mind Map: Mobile Technology for Children

1. Social issues

1.1. Inequality

1.1.1. Mobile technology

1.1.1.1. as challenge

1.1.1.1.1. Wealth imbalance

1.1.1.1.2. Schools must account for students not having equal access

1.1.1.2. as solution

1.1.1.2.1. Corporate Social responsibility/Government funding

1.1.1.2.2. NGO

1.2. Online bullying

1.2.1. Increased potential and severity of bullying

1.3. Undesirable activities

1.3.1. Harder for parents to detect

1.4. Perceptions about mobile technology

1.5. Perceptions

1.5.1. parents

1.5.1.1. Reluctance/lack of acceptance

1.5.1.2. younger parents are more willing to accept

1.5.2. Teachers

1.5.2.1. Mobile devices as classroom distractions

1.5.2.2. Adopting mobile devices in learning

1.5.3. Children

1.5.3.1. Learning to navigate the restrictions

1.5.3.2. Children are not good at multi-tasking, need to develop application to support

2. Technical issues

2.1. Ease of use

2.1.1. Choice of technology

2.1.2. Research on children to achieve ease of use Different catering for different age groups

2.1.3. Easy to pick up

2.2. Upkeep

2.2.1. Software

2.2.1.1. Compatibility across all platforms (every child can access it)

2.2.2. Content

2.2.2.1. Must update to match child's growth

2.3. Non-traditional teaching

2.3.1. Making learning fun

2.3.1.1. Gamification of educational applications

2.3.2. Link to physical activities (outside classroom)

2.3.2.1. Concretizing abstract concepts

2.3.2.2. In situ learning

2.3.2.3. Use of new tech

2.3.2.3.1. Augmented Reality

2.3.2.3.2. Wearable Computing

2.3.3. Online supplementary learning/materials

3. Communication

3.1. Enhancing collaboration

3.2. New/digital Literacy (beyond reading and writing)

3.2.1. Critical thinking

3.2.2. Going beyond text

3.2.2.1. Visual

3.2.2.1.1. Photos

3.2.2.1.2. Videos

3.2.3. Learning to deal with information overload

3.2.4. Ability to adapt to new technology