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Mobile Technology– are you on the BALL?
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Mobile phones have come a LONG way
since the 1970’s
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Today, ANYONE can use a mobile phone...
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... Any PLACE...
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... Any TIME ...
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... ANYWHERE!
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There are 5.3 billion mobile subscribers in
the world…
… that’s 77% of the world’s population
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And these numbers continue to GROW
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Feature phones are
more popular outnumbering
smartphones
4:1
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NOKIA
is the #1
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…remote control…
…for life
Mobile phones are a....
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They quickly become PERSONALIZED and you can do almost anything on them
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...with SMS being the most common function
"Kids today are digital natives. Our research shows that they use their mobile phones to talk, text, take pictures, play games and
check Facebook," ~ MobileMuster manager Rose Read
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But have we become too DEPENDENT on them?
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35% of US Android and iPhone users check their
phones before getting out of
bed in the morning
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DEPENDENT
This information abundance...
... results in a
poverty of
attention
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... Making them DISTRACTING
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Hierarchy of digital distractions
SMSE-mail
BBM
IMVoicemail
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MICROBORDEOM
On the other hand, they resolve...
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…connectivity…accessibility
…productivity
...social Cohesion
PROMOTE
This acquired
knowledge takes time
and patience
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So, at what AGE should we start to learn about mobile
technology?
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“9 out of 10 parents believe
theirkids should be taught about
mobile phones and internet safety in school”- a new
study says
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But the younger, the BETTER
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There`s an App for EVERYTHING
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They are even GPS-enabled. 24/7 access to geo-technology
How has... ... mobile phones
...
... changed our... ... WORLD?
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They have increased chatter...
...and communication
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Even in the HOME
93% of smartphone owners use their phones at
HOME (digital
cocooning)
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Mobile technology will continue to rise above
it’s obstacles and surpass it’s goals
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