Mobile Technology in Education. trends, uses and apps

Mobile Technology in Education. trends, uses and apps(Gather)


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Mobile technology in education



Mobile technology in education has increased day by day with growth and importance in the

personal and professional development of individuals and organizations.

Internet access devices and real-time communication has become vital accessories in our lives.

Cell phones second generation Smart Phones, Ipods, video game consoles, PDAs, digital book

readers like the newcomer iPad, Amazon Kindle and the new trend in personal computers of reduced

size as netbooks among other releases, are new means with which we live every day.

Mobile communication has become a resource intensive at all levels of the population, over 50%

of the world population has a cell phone companies like Nokia and Telefonica have signed

agreements to promote and provide applications, networks , communication and educational

technology to schools located in remote areas of Latin America, starting with the initiative in

Chile.

Ecuador has more than 13 million cellular lines assigned three operators, with which about 10%

of users constantly accessing the Internet by the Telecommunications Authority until early 2010,

in parallel on the market more than 600,000 Smarth Phones ( cell phones with Internet access and

special applications and one of the highest rates of use of text messages worldwide.

In the specific field of education, mobile technologies have different advantages that require

rethinking methodologies and standards of education and communication with their students.

Here are some of the main advantages and benefits that bring these technologies in communication

(gather app)and academic aspects, also called "Mobile Education" or "M-Education":

- Real-time communication with students, teachers, parents and managers.

- Distribution of tasks, accessories video, graphics, audio, web and resources references via

Internet, special applications of geo-positioning, complementary links, text messages,

multimedia communication MMS, Bluetooth technology, wireless and wireless users networks,

students and social networks.

- Use of complementary means of contact with students and parents.

- Access to connectivity and content delivery without geographical barriers.

- Evaluation and measurement of responses, academic assessments remotely, research and results

immediately.

For the correct development of education and learning through mobile devices will depend on the

(gather online)level of involvement of principals and teachers of educational institutions, parents and

students at par with the development of applications and proprietary methodologies that

integrate mobile learning into their academic methodology.

The importance of the use of mobile technology to complement traditional media reaches higher

levels of efficiency in student learning, delivering content in formats and media with which the

student has a higher ratio and therefore greater choice to retain and enhance knowledge

delivered in addition to spend less time in the classroom and the opportunity to study, conduct

research, listen to lectures, watch videos and classes on the mobile device among other

advantages.

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New technologies, uses and applications available for the creation and distribution of knowledge

still appear every day, we must consider whether we are adapting structurally and

organizationally to these new tools to improve the scope, coverage and use thereof for the

dissemination and optimization of resources and knowledge of our businesses and educational

institutions.