Tim Bajarin President, Creative Strategies Columnist, PC Magazine Mobile Technology's Impact on Learning

Creative Strategies, Inc Technology in Learning Technology Landscape Past and Present Its Role in e-Learning Where is it going? Technology landscape of tomorrow

Evolution of the Computer

Evolution of the Computer - Mainframe

Evolution of the Computer- Mini

Evolution of the Computer - Desktop

How will the Mobile Devices evolve?

Creative Strategies, Inc Mobile Devices Screen size Smart phones E-book Readers Netbooks Tablets Ultrabook Laptop

Creative Strategies, Inc Mobile Device Platforms Apple iOS? MacOS Google Android/Chrome OS Microsoft/Nokia Windows Mobile/Windows 8 Hp/Palm WebOS RIM/Blackberry QNX Intel Meego Mobile Linux

Creative Strategies, Inc Advances in Technology enabling next generation mobility Increasing CPU power More processing power in my smart phone than NASA had during the first lunar landing. Faster flash memory Cloud-based apps and services High resolution touch screens Advances in Lithium batteries Advances in miniaturization

Creative Strategies, Inc The Tablet Evolves Creating New Learning Possibilities Tablet Technology Advances Over Time Original “slate” tablet circa 1800s Apple Graphic tablet GridPad 1989 – ($2370) Newton Message Pad Motion Tablet 2005 Apple iPad 2010 Android tablets 2011

Creative Strategies, Inc Tablets – Content Consumption vs. Content Creation Lean back = Content Consumption (passive) Our research shows that 80% of all computer usage is content consumption. (Browsing, reading, viewing video, listening to music, researching, etc) Lean Forward = Content Creation

Creative Strategies, Inc Why Apple Will Continue to Dominate in Tablets Two year lead on competition $60 billion in cash reserves Volume pre-purchase of components World class supply chain operations Best Software Developer Kit Apple’s attention to detail iCloud

Creative Strategies, Inc Competing Tablet Platforms Android Tablets Samsung, HTC, LG, Dell, Acer, Toshiba and many more Dedicated Android tablet for education - KINEO Windows 8 Tablet initiative No device as yet – slated for sometime in 2012 Windows on ARM vs. Intel x86 HP/Palm Web OS (TouchPad) RIM Blackberry QNX (PlayBook) Intel-Meego

Creative Strategies, Inc Mobile e-Learning – Eventually Device Independent? Student uses own preferred digital device Smart phone Tablet E-Book/Tablet Ultrabook Hybrid Tablet/Laptop Handheld game system

Creative Strategies, Inc Dedicated Apps vs. Web Browser Large application eco-system Apps can be local or tied to the Internet Apps are platform specific i.e., iOS, Android, Palm, etc Web apps based on HTML5 Eventually HTML 6 Video encoder/decoder built-in No need for Flash™ Can be run locally or enhanced by internet connection

Screens in a Digital Life Creative Strategies, Inc Services “iTunes” “AppStore” “Skype” “Audible” “NetFlix” “Flicker” “Dropbox” “Safeway.com”

Creative Strategies, Inc What’s Next Tablets Introducing the hybrid slider 10-11’ tablet screen with integrated 95% keyboard Device acknowledges need for a full touch screen in tablet mode with a full keyboard for productivity.

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