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The Computer in Your Hand and in Your Programming. Phones, Mobile Devices, Games & Learning. Dr. Jeanne Gleason • jgleason@nmsu.edu Dr. Barbara Chamberlin • bchamber@nmsu.edu Michelle Garza • migarza@nmsu.edu . Why Mobile Apps and Games?. Why you should care?.
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The Computer in Your Handand in Your Programming • Phones, Mobile Devices, Games & Learning Dr. Jeanne Gleason • jgleason@nmsu.edu Dr. Barbara Chamberlin • bchamber@nmsu.edu Michelle Garza • migarza@nmsu.edu
Why you should care? • 93% of teens ages 12‐17 go online • Three‐quarters (75%) of teens and 93% of adults ages 18‐29 now have a cell phone • 62% of online teens get news about current events and politics online. • 31% of online teens get health, dieting or physical fitness information from the Internet. • Teens also report getting drug use and sexual health topics from the Internet.
Things to consider defining • African Americans young adults are the most active users of the mobile web. • Mobile internet use among African Americans youth is growing faster than among white or Hispanic adults. • Among internet users, white adults are less likely than both African Americans and Hispanics to use the internet wirelessly. • Half of all African‐American adults (48%) have used their cell phone to access the internet, compared with 40% of Hispanic adults and just 31% of white adults.
“Learning is fun. Our job is to not screw that up.” Daren Carstens, software developer
“Technology doesn’t make it better. Being on a mobile device doesn’t make it better. Being better makes it better.” Barbara Chamberlin, Instructional Designer
YOU already know what works • Age appropriate • Takes advantage of any place, any where • Better than paper or non-technical ways • enhances face to face • uses technology in relevant way
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