A presentation about children and the use of iPads and iTouch techology.

1. Created By: Katherine Stasiak

2. There’s an ap for that...

3. iO
Children as young as 18 months are vastly becoming a core
demographic at a whole new field of iPad applications.

4. The question quickly
becomes...
How young is too young to be
so intertwined with technology?

5. Advocates for the integration of iPads and iTouch technologies argue
these tools are effective learning agents and developmental
building blocks...

6. ... Skeptics argue that
this against this route.
iPads have been called
“attention- span
shrinkers”
and
“mildly addictive”

7. Could children using these
technologies really be heading
toward social demise? Or is this
the way of the future...
Children viewing the world through
an i-dimension?

8. Children seem
naturally drawn in to
the bright colours
and touch screens

9. In previous generations, children would have had to settle for
touching the television screen in attempts to interact with
their programs

10. Suri Cruise has an iPad...
Is it just a high priced toy?

11. iPads sell from $549 - $879 Cdn ... A hefty price tag for just a “toy”

12. Toy manufacturers and companies recognized a 15 year trend
of children moving away from traditional toys and towards
electronic ones at younger ages

13. Grail Research reported that children born between the mid-1990s and
2010 are “tech-savvy, globally connected and comfortable with or
even dependent on technology”.
They are “digital natives” or “generation Z.”

14. The Ontario Media Development Corporation has invested $8 million in
interactive companies (focusing on developing aps for young audiences)
since 2005 and has seen a return of $33 million in economic activity and
sales.

15. Is it possible for iPads and iTouch technology to be used effectively as
learning tools considering children are drawn to the technology
anyway?

16. Some child
psychologists believe
the iPad is best for
toddlers as it is
mapped out in a
way that is suited to
how they think.

17. They can relate to colours, patterns, and symbols and make
associations between them through using their hands and the
ease of sweeping across the screen.

18. They can also see cause-and-effect patterns work
immediately

19. “From a parents' point of view, an iPad is
great because it's not only videos, it's
also television without commercials, it's
also children's books that are interactive
and more engaging, and it's also a
device a child could use by themselves,
and just open up whatever a child
wants to play with”
-Tech Blogger, Mike Elgan

20. The large size of the iPad and big icons make it easy to share
with other classmates encouraging peer-to-peer interaction
in a classroom.

21. Toronto teacher Steacie Carroll uses touch-screen technology
with her students aged 4 to 14 who have developmental
disabilities

22. She still uses traditional tools— puzzles, posters, books and building
blocks — but her students get especially excited when they interact
with the iTouch or iPad.

23. Some are concerned the importance of traditional
educational methods will be ignored...

24. Some are concerned that children will wonder what a
“real book” looks like...

25. As more technology is tailored to younger demographics, it
becomes a matter of balancing the traditional and electronic
worlds properly

26. The challenge for parents is now to monitor screen time and
ensure that their children are not interacting with people or
applications that they should not be.

27. It is clear the iPad is not just a toy, and rather an integral
part of the technologies that will inevitability be the future of
childhood

28. References
Images Courtesy of Flickr
http://www.newser.com/story/91551/toddlers-the-new-ipad-whizzes-
addicts.html
http://www.bestkidsapps.com/ages-0-4/best-ipad-apps-for-toddlers/
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/824100--is-the-ipad-the-next-big-toy-
for-toddlers
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/934673--iphone-apps-a-hit-
with-preschoolers
http://news.cnet.com/cool-ipad-apps-for-toddlers/8301-17938_105-
20062629-1.html