Comments on: After-school program in their pockets http://www.goldenswamp.com/2007/03/15/after-school-program-in-their-pockets/ Emerging virtual education comments and links Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:39:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Directories Blog » Blog Archive » Bay Area Rescue Mission - Mobile Outreach http://www.goldenswamp.com/2007/03/15/after-school-program-in-their-pockets/comment-page-1/#comment-28257 Directories Blog » Blog Archive » Bay Area Rescue Mission - Mobile Outreach Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:18:04 +0000 http://www.goldenswamp.com/2007/03/15/after-school-program-in-their-pockets/#comment-28257 [...] Golden Swamp » Blog Archive » After-school program in their … Mobile learning offers on-demand any time after-school learning for each student who is participating. When learning assets are in his or he pocket, it is possible to pull out the device and do some … http://www.goldenswamp.com/2007/03/15/after-school-program-in-their-pockets/ [...]

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]]> By: Leonard Low http://www.goldenswamp.com/2007/03/15/after-school-program-in-their-pockets/comment-page-1/#comment-24187 Leonard Low Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:09:19 +0000 http://www.goldenswamp.com/2007/03/15/after-school-program-in-their-pockets/#comment-24187 Hi Judy, Personally, I think that if there are large wads of cash such as this to be handed out, the greatest impact that can be made at present is in mobile learning content. If there's a great selection of m-learning services that can be accessed with a mobile phone, then parents everywhere will ensure that a mobile phone is part of a young learner's school kit; but at present, there's a perception amongst many parents and schools that the negatives of mobile phones currently outweigh the positives. Besides, getting mobile phones into the hands of young learners is not such a big issue as many people might think. According to the latest research, for example, some 60% of Australian 12-to-13-year-olds already have a mobile phone (http://www.tai.org.au/documents/downloads/WP97.pdf). If there were great educational services and content available to mobile learners, I have no doubt this figure would increase significantly. Hi Judy,

Personally, I think that if there are large wads of cash such as this to be handed out, the greatest impact that can be made at present is in mobile learning content. If there’s a great selection of m-learning services that can be accessed with a mobile phone, then parents everywhere will ensure that a mobile phone is part of a young learner’s school kit; but at present, there’s a perception amongst many parents and schools that the negatives of mobile phones currently outweigh the positives.

Besides, getting mobile phones into the hands of young learners is not such a big issue as many people might think. According to the latest research, for example, some 60% of Australian 12-to-13-year-olds already have a mobile phone (http://www.tai.org.au/documents/downloads/WP97.pdf). If there were great educational services and content available to mobile learners, I have no doubt this figure would increase significantly.

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