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Mobiles

Mobiles. Sean Dooling Katie Rhodes Jeong Park. Mobiles. What is Mobiles?. Types of Mobiles Smartphones Tablets “Always-connected devices” Smart tech (M2M communications) One year or less timeline (HR 2011) Mobile Tech Video Mobile Device Poll. Transition from PC to Mobile.

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Mobiles

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  1. Mobiles Sean Dooling Katie Rhodes Jeong Park

  2. Mobiles

  3. What is Mobiles? • Types of Mobiles • Smartphones • Tablets • “Always-connected devices” • Smart tech (M2M communications) • One year or less timeline (HR 2011) • Mobile Tech Video • Mobile Device Poll

  4. Transition from PC to Mobile • With widespread access to WiFi: • more accessible • more convenient • more practical • By 2015 80% of people accessing internet will do so via mobile device (Ericsson Report) • Currently 5+ billion mobile subscriptions • Increasing in personal and business sectors

  5. Transition (cont.) • Changing format of use • Touch-Screen • Multiple apps replacing one internet browser • 4G • Faster connections and higher bandwidth • Making mobile technology better

  6. Real World Applications

  7. Firefly Watch • The Museum of Science (Boston) and Tufts University • mobile app for visitors and Bostonians • “citizen scientists”—aid real scientists in study of firefly populations.

  8. The Optimist • Abilene Christian University • School newspaper transformed into I-Pad App • Seeing trend w/ larger newspapers as well. • Videos: • Making of the Mobile Version • The Future of Newspapers

  9. Educational Apps • Brain Exercises • Brain Blast • Quizzes and Flash Cards • Study Cards • Math • Graphing Calculator • Science • StarWalk • Geography and History • Historical Documents

  10. Other Educational Uses • Podcasts • Relevant to class subject • Videos • Kahn Academy • University Efforts • Investing in infrastructure to support mobile access • Programs to provide mobiles to students who do not have them • Custom mobile apps for the community

  11. Gone Mobile • Established sites have developed apps for Smart Phones and Tablets: • CNN • New York Times • ESPN • Facebook, Twitter • One School • Many of these apps are free

  12. Poll Everywhere • Polling Service • Used for this project! • Used w/ any kind of text phone

  13. Conclusion “The sheer power of these devices is what makes them interesting, and that power derives from their ubiquity, their portability, the wide range of things that can be done with them, and their ability to access the Internet nearly anywhere.”

  14. Conclusion (cont.) • Pros • Portable • Convenient • Constantly connected • There’s an app for that… • Cons • Interface (screen size, limitations) • Only w/ WiFi • Cost

  15. Ending Discussion • Question 1 • What improvements would you make to mobiles? • What future trends do you see with mobile technology? • Class Questions?

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