We usually frown at a child given access to a cell phone from a young age. But what if it could prove to be a devise of the future, used to revolutionize education? Let us explore the possibility.

1. HOW CELL PHONES OF TODAY
CAN HELP
REVOLUTIONIZE
EDUCATION

2. INTRODUCTION
Children begin using cell phones as young as 3-4
years of age
Children nowadays teach their parents how to
access and maneuver through menus on their
phones
Coming from a generation that got access to
cell phones much later in life, we worry:
“Is this the right age to introduce my child
to a Cell Phone?”

3. OUR CONCERNS
What if my child gets addicted to his cell
phone?
Will he suffer from a short attention span,
irritability and hypertension?
What if he misuses this technology?
What if he becomes a couch potato?
Will he get exposed to adult content at an early
age?

4. Our concerns seem valid.
But when it comes to our child‟s education, cell phones
demonstrate
MORE PROS THAN CONS

5. ADOPTION OF MOBILE PHONES ASSISTED WITH
LEARNING ALTERNATIVES REDUCED DROP-OUTS IN
PRIMARY EDUCATION BY
50%

6. HOW IS THIS ACHIEVED?
Log
Ebooks
Tables
Nursery
Maps
Rhymes
0
Entrance
Dictionary Exam
Prep
Various applications such as these guide and assist a child‟s
learning throughout his academic life cycle

7. HOW IS THIS ACHIEVED?
A new term M-Education has been coined. It involves the use of
mobile devices, through which learners can learn from various
locations
Our children can access mobile applications which are available
for free or at a very small price over the internet

8. My child is still too young to
be exposed to the internet.
Can Cell phones still be
helpful to her education?
Yes,
of course!

9. A calendar helps
keep track of
class dates, and
mark important
A phone‟s camera submissions
can help him An alarm clock
annotate his will help him be
assignments with punctual for
pictures A scheduler school
facilitates
effective
time
management
Photo viewers, Audio
and Video players
help to disseminate
and assimilate
knowledge in a fun &
easy way

10. This sounds like an
urban phenomenon.
What about my kids in
the village?
I have some good
news for you,
my friend!

11. Your kids can now
learn to read and
write without Free education
actually having to for all
attend school
Now you don‟t need to
know English to use a
cell phone. They do Teachers can teach in a
support various fun, interactive and
regional languages easy to learn way even
in the absence of audio
visual teaching aids
Cell phones provide
various options to
learn from home,
eliminating travel
time and costs

12. CONCLUSION
Cell phones are proving to be a boon to the education sector
With growing awareness and the boon in the telecom sector,
M-Education is only going to get better with time
As parents and guardians, our duty therefore lies in not
restricting the use of cell phones, but in encouraging productive
utilization

13. If brought to play effectively, cell phones
will very soon help realize the
government‟s dream of
„Education for All‟

14. Thank You!
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