This document discusses the evolution of mobilities (mobile devices) and their use across different age groups. It notes that mobilities were originally designed for older audiences but now target all family members through specialized apps. For toddlers, apps help with development through learning activities. Teenagers and children are growing up in a digital world and rely heavily on mobilities and social media for communication over personal interactions. Adults also use mobilities for daily tasks but privacy is a concern as locations can be tracked. Overall, mobilities have significantly benefited families despite some risks that need consideration.

1. Mobilities Throughout The Ages Image by: igylo –Flickr, Creative Commons By: Rebecca Jane McKee

2. Mobilities were originally designed to cater to an older demographic Image by: performimpact –Flickr, Creative Commons

3. Image by: ginny_j –Flickr, Creative Commons Over time, the market has expanded to incorporate the entire family, creating applications to meet the needs of every age

4. Toddlers & Mobilities! Image by: b3nj1 –Flickr, Creative Commons

5. Mobilities are now being designed with the youngest of the household in mind by creating specialized apps to help with their developmental progress Image by: emeth –Flickr, Creative Commons

6. “Learning to count and recognizing colours, shapes, sounds and patterns are all things that can be done” -Rob Ferguson, author of iPhone Apps a Hit With Preschoolers Image by: oxtopus –Flickr, Creative Commons Source: Iphone Apps a Hit With Preschoolers, Toronto Star

7. Image by: emeth –Flickr, Creative Commons With these new applications “new pipelines have opened up for play and learning...It’s a very exciting time,” says Warren Buckleitner of Children’s Technology Review Source: Iphone Apps a Hit With Preschoolers, Toronto Star

8. Image by: sarahs –Flickr, Creative Commons With the development of toddler applications and the increasing number of mobilities sold to parents, will this extinguish toys such as Leapster from the marketplace?

9. Kids & Mobilities!! Image by: loopseque –Flickr, Creative Commons

10. The children of today have been brought up in a time of rapid technological change Image by: justinm –Flickr, Creative Commons

11. "Kids today are digital natives. Our research shows that they use their mobile phones to talk, text, take pictures, play games and check Facebook“ -Rose Read of MobileMuster Image by: MelCarminati –Flickr, Creative Commons Source: Schools Should Teach Kids Phone Safety, 9news

12. A study conducted by Sybase Inc discovered that children today are more likely to own a mobile phone than a book! Image by: bettycrockeras –Flickr, Creative Commons Source: The Growth of Mobile: Stats and figures that will shock you, Sybase Inc

13. It is great that children are able to use the latest technology but it is important that parents and teachers instruct them about the potential risks associated with having these exciting gadgets Image by: Passive Income Dream.com –Flickr, Creative Commons

14. Teenagers & Mobilities! Image by: Cavan Images –Flickr, Creative Commons

15. Image by: Cavan Images –Flickr, Creative Commons With the emergence of social networking, parents have been worried about their teenagers social skills with the dramatic shift away from personal face to face conversations to predominantly online conversations

16. Now with the ever growing popularity of data communication, people are beginning to prefer texting as oppose to calling Image by: Cavan Images –Flickr, Creative Commons

17. “In December of 2009, the 400 million mobile broadband subscribers accounted for a greater amount of traffic than the world's remaining 4.6 billion mobile phone customers”-from Data Bigger Than Voice On Mobile Networks Image by: stevec –Flickr, Creative Commons Source: Data bigger than voice on mobile networks, The Telegraph

18. Does this mean that teenagers are shifting away from voice communication too? Image by: Cavan Images –Flickr, Creative Commons

19. Adults & Mobilities! Image by: Cavan Images –Flickr, Creative Commons

20. Mobilities have unbelievable capabilities for the adult user. With an app for just about everything, it makes life a little bit easier! Image by: Cavan Images –Flickr, Creative Commons

21. There are some drawbacks with these incredible mobilities though... Image by: Passive Income Dream.com –Flickr, Creative Commons

22. Recent studies have discovered that iPhones secretly keep track of wherever you go and document the locations it into its system Image by: stevec –Flickr, Creative Commons

23. “...meaning that anyone who stole the phone or the computer could discover details about the owner's movements using a simple program”- Charles Arthur of “iPhone Keeps Record of Everywhere You Go” Image by: PandukaSenaka –Flickr, Creative Commons Source: Iphone keeps record of everywhere you go, guardian.co.uk

24. Not only do children have to be careful, so too do adult mobility users! Image by: stevec –Flickr, Creative Commons

25. Despite a few negative aspects, the development of mobilities has been and continues to be extremely beneficial for the entire family. Image by: lonisme123 –Flickr, Creative Commons

26. With the astonishing capabilities of mobilities today, it is hard to fathom what they will be able to do in the future! Image by: davepatten –Flickr, Creative Commons