Welcome to the day in the life of the average social teen! Smartphone App Rules the Day The proliferation of smartphones continue to increase amongst teens and getting younger all of the time! Today over 95% of teens in the US have access to the Internet Of the above group, 90% are on social media…
Category: Mobile Learning
New App Controls Student Smartphone Use
A new app being used by teachers in South Korea is drawing attention not for the learning it provides but, because it controls students’ smartphones. The Korea JoongAng Daily reports on the iSmartKeeper app which “is designed to limit the functions available to students on their smartphones on school premises. Controlling Student Smartphone Use? There…
50 Stunning Mobile Statistics
50 Stunning Mobile Statistics by Vala Afshar, Chief Marketing Officer at Extreme Networks on Dec 13, 2013 The past, present, and future outlook of Mobility. This presentation tracks everything from the first transistor created in 1947, through the exabytes of data created every month. Source: http://www.slideshare.net/ValaAfshar/50-stunning-mobile-statisticsvalaafshar More on Mobile Learning
Teachers in Africa Failed by Mobile Learning
Mobile Learning SciDev.net writes a cautionary article about mobile learning in Africa and, while the title might seem negative, there’s no doubt there is an embrace of mobile learning technology to increase learning. It’s key lessons are consistent with the problems of implementing technology anywhere: Primarily, projects need to be more about connecting people and…
Growing Mobile Workforce
It is estimated that 75% of the workforce in the US is already mobile and that by 2015 the mobile workfoce, worldwide, will reach 1.3 billion or a staggering 37.2% of the global mobile workforce. Are YOU part of the mobile workforce? Are you using mobile devices for your work? IF not, why not? Would the use…
The New Mobile Workforce (INFOGRAPHIC)
The increase in the use of mobile devices to access the Internet makes it possible for a new mobile workforce who is connected to their office or staff via the internet-connected device! Are you more or less productive by a drive through rush hour to work? Could you save time and money AND be more productive if…