Mobile Technology for Children
eBook - ePub

Mobile Technology for Children

Designing for Interaction and Learning

  1. 408 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Mobile Technology for Children

Designing for Interaction and Learning

About this book

Children are one of the largest new user groups of mobile technology -- from phones to micro-laptops to electronic toys. These products are both lauded and criticized, especially when it comes to their role in education and learning. The need has never been greater to understand how these technologies are being designed and to evaluate their impact worldwide. Mobile Technology for Children brings together contributions from leaders in industry, non-profit organizations, and academia to offer practical solutions for the design and the future of mobile technology for children.- First book to present a multitude of voices on the design, technology, and impact of mobile devices for children and learning- Features contributions from leading academics, designers, and policy makers from nine countries, whose affiliations include Sesame Workshop, LeapFrog Enterprises, Intel, the United Nations, and UNICEF- Each contribution and case study is followed by a best practice overview to help readers consider their own research and design and for a quick reference

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Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Foreword: Water Jugs and Ring Tonesā€¦
  6. Preface: When a Book Came to be
  7. Introduction: Defining Mobile Technologies, Children and Learning
  8. Authorsā€™ Biographies
  9. Chapter 1. How Mobile Technologies Are Changing the Way Children Learn
  10. Chapter 2. Harnessing the Potential of Mobile Technologies for Children and Learning
  11. Chapter 3. Pocket Rockets
  12. Chapter 4. Social Impacts of Mobile Technologies for Children
  13. Chapter 5. A Disruption Is Coming
  14. Chapter 6. Mobile Interaction Design Matters
  15. Chapter 7. A Child's Mobile Digital Library
  16. Chapter 8. Adding Space and Senses to Mobile World Exploration
  17. Chapter 9. LeapFrog Learning Design
  18. Chapter 10. Designing the Intel-Powered Classmate PC
  19. Chapter 11. Early OLPC Experiences in a Rural Uruguayan School
  20. Chapter 12. ā€œIt's Mineā€
  21. Chapter 13. Mobile Technologies in Support of Young Children's Learning
  22. Chapter 14. Mobile Technologies for Parent/Child Relationships
  23. Chapter 15. Using Mobile Technology to Unite (for) Children
  24. Chapter 16. Designing the Future
  25. Index