Smart phones WHAT ARE THEY?????

They are Internet enabled phones with many functions thereby allowing you to multi-task

Smart phones are affecting productivity, communication in the work place, social engagement, and education in a positive manner

Smart phones have enhanced the education sector, students are able to do all their work on the phones

That is explained in the research by A. Herrington from the university of Wollongong

Smart phones help students and employees to connect to other computers on a network or the Internet thereby allowing them to perform their tasks with having to be in the school area or work offices/buildings

About 80% of married couples in the U.S in 2009 meet through facebook, this shows that social engagement has been enhanced by the use of smart phones

The number of people using social networks e.g facebook, twitter and Hi5 has increased since people have Internet on their finger tips

Its functions In addition to the basic

phone capabilities, it allows you to send ant receive e-mail messages and access the Web

They communicate wirelessly with other devices or computers

Functions as a portable media player and include built-in cameras

Some have a touch screen, others mini keyboards

Offer a variety of application software e.g. word processing and games

Instant messaging is also available on phones like the black berry that provides BBM(blackberry messager)

*This graph shows the number of Smart phones sold from 2008 and likely up to 2013*From this information I have derived that people find smart phones as a necessity since they make communication and work much easier all over the world

Statistics showing the number of smart phones sold over the year

Price range for smartphones

Nokia 2330 classic – R399 Nokia 5130 XpressMusic –

R749 Samsung Champ – R799 Samsung Corby TXT – R899 Blackberry Curve 8520 –

R1999 Blackberry Torch 9800– $410 -

$680 (R2829 – R4692)

Using a to smartphone to create digital teaching episodes as resources in adult education

Research carried out at the University of Wollongong

AIMS :*To outline adult educators’ use of smartphone to

create digital narratives to be used as a resource or teaching episodes in their and training

*Students/learners can use their smartphones to their work e.g. Digital narratives through the use of YouTube

*Integration of the use technology in their teaching

Findings

Conclusion

From these findings I conclude that smart phones are affecting productivity, communication in the work place, social engagement, and have an effect in education

The statistical information shows the positive impact of smart phone through the demand increase over the years

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