Mobile Technologies

1. Personal

1.1. Drones can now be placed in households and controlled from anywhere around the world on a mobile device (useful for checking on the house while on holiday or at work)

1.2. Online Banking (Netbanking)

1.3. Navigation (Google Maps, Transperth App)

1.4. Health and Fitness Apps (Stress management, Calorie counting, Exercise)

1.5. Music

1.6. Web Browsing (Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge)

1.7. Personal Assistants (Siri, Cortana)

1.8. Facebook Personal Assistant (Facebook M)

2. Educational

2.1. Research - Access journals, articles, essays etc

2.2. Sharing (e.g. we're sharing our own mind maps)

2.3. University - Access to lectures, StudentConnect, LMS

2.4. Note Taking (One Note, Evernote, Word)

2.5. Connection between students and teachers (LMS, email, discussion forum)

3. Key

3.1. Future

3.2. Present

3.3. Past

4. Social Uses

4.1. Calling and Texting

4.2. Connects us to social media (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter apps can be downloaded onto out mobile devices)

4.3. Smartphone or tablet uses always have access to a camera

4.4. Tracking apps

4.5. Email Access anywhere

4.6. Pintrest - sharing of ideas

5. Professional

5.1. Cloud Storage - having all your files accessible from any smart mobile device with an active internet connection

5.2. Allows people to network efficiently and effectively

5.3. Event Management - Calendars, Alarms, Reminders, Organisation Apps

5.4. Job Searching (Job Seeker, Seek, CareerOne)

6. Entertainment

6.1. Smartphones have access to app stores that give users a variety of gaming, productivity, News apps.

6.2. Most smartphones now act as a remote control, able to act as a universal controller for your air conditioning, T.V, DVD player and more.

6.3. Virtual Reality

6.4. Books (Kindle, Kobo book readers)