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I Pads for Learning

Author: Curtis Buren

Learning with IPads

Summary and Implications

Findings indicate that children as young as two years old access play and learn using touch screen devices.
Touch screen technology and accompanying digital Apps offer an accessible and meaningful media platform for children:
The iPad’s large touch screen provides easy access and allows for sustained engagement;
Children’s initial reaction to touch screen devices is characterized by fascination and immediate engagement, and is shaped by:
Child’s developmental level, previous experience with touch screen devices, and the App interface design and game/play;
4. Learning and different types of Apps;
5. Barriers to use and learning;
6. Apps taxonomy.