Mobile technology for children designing for interaction and learning
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 technologi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers/Elsevier
2009
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| Series: | The Morgan Kaufmann series in interactive technologies
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | xxxv, 353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color) |
| ISBN: | 9786612121128 9780080954097 128212112X 008095409X 9781282121126 |