Mit großem Interesse habe ich kürzlich einen Beitrag zu den so genannten “iPhone Moms” gelesen, die in den USA inzwischen angeblich ein Drittel aller iPhone Nutzer ausmachen, Tendenz rasant steigend.
Diese Spezies organisiert mit ihrem iPhone nicht nur den Alltag, sondern nutzt das Mobiltelefon auch als Babyfon, Teentracker und vor allem auch als Entertainment-Tool – oder besser gesagt Ablenk-Tool für den Nachwuchs (Quelle: TechCrunch).
It’s been a while since we gathered at one of our usual family get-togethers and my three nieces rushed to me, showing me their little pink Nintendo DS consoles. They played some mathematical game and handed it to me, so I could try it for myself. And I have to admit, it was hard – at least for me, all-time math jerk! But I was wondering. If I had had some fun and entertaining math support, maybe I would have started liking it more. Sure, consoles are expensive and might even distract kids from learning. But parents don’t need to buy their kids a console; they might just use their mobile phones to support the learning process of their children. (more…)