Index

accelerometer, 45, 53 Bloom, Benjamin, 55 Ciconia Ciconia (White Stork,

ACM SIGCHI Conference, 230 Bluetooth, 45 Huseinovic), 128 349
activity, classes of, 107–115 Broadcast Era, 208 Classmate PC, 198–207, 227,
Advanced Micro Devices, 323 Budikote, India, 102 230
Africa, 308–326 Build Back Better, 322 Click Clack Moo, 190
mobile service adaption in, Butterfly Net, 14–15 ClickStart, 51
311 clutter bowl, 112
Agatstein, Wilton, 197 Camp Rock, 257 collaboration
alphabetic principle, 270 Campagna Center, 253–255 configurations for, 139–141
Amazon Kindle, 130 carbon monoxide, measuring, 3 mobile, 137–139
Ambient Wood, 12–13, 17 Casy system, 287 semantic, 139–141
America Online, 45 cell phones, see also mobile phones, supported by mobile game play,
Anderson, M., 90 24, 51, 85–94, 108, 153, 25–26
Android SDK, 53, 344 169, 246, 253 Collaborative Era, 208–209
Apogee, 54 Battery life, 313 Collage, The, 292–295
Apple II, 45 in developing countries, 30 Combining Words, 273
Art Center College of Design in India, 66–68 commitment, 295
(California), 320 limitations of, as support for Common Gateway Interface (CGI),
assessing performance, 174 learning activities, 153 159
ASTRA system, 287 smart phones, 152 Common Sense Media, 32
Asus eeePC, 52, 54, 230 Center on Media and Child Health, communication
asynchronous interaction, 285–303, 24 and family interaction,
313–315 CGI. See Common Gateway 285–303
Interface (CGI) self-expression, and identity,
Balakrishnan, R., 337 chemical spillage and remediation, 113–115
batteries, 45 10 supported by mobile game play,
biodiversity, 5 childhood 26
Black Ear…Blonde Ear (Jumm’a), quality of, predicting the future competition, 75
126–127 of, 56 connected natives, 46
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Connecting Classrooms, earthquake, 7 Future Imperfect (Friedman, D. D.),

319–320 eBay, 45 343
connectivity, cultural, 125–141, Eco Sensor, 113
331–334 educational gaming platforms, 52 Game Boy, 246
constructed meaning, 126 eKISS, 295–297 Gardner, Howard, 55
constructivism, 5 ELAs. See educational gaming gatekeepers, 344
content platforms gateway skills, 25
creation, 14–15 e-learning, 205–206, 209–223 GE. See Google Earth (GE)
splitting, 139–141 Electric Company, The (TEC), 270 genetic inheritance, 8
Cooperative Inquiry, 131 electronic book readers, 52 geobrowser, 156. See also Google
Cooties, 94 electronic learning aids (ELAs), 52. Earth (GE)
Crammer, 52, 177 See also educational georeferencing, 147–166
Crossing the Chasm (Moore), 87 gaming platforms GeoSafari, 52
Cuban, Larry, 85, 94 Elmo Learning Letters, 29–30, global and cultural awareness, 27
266–269 global literacy, 27
Davis, H., 291 Elmo Live, 52, 56 global positioning system (GPS),
Dell Inspiron Mini 9, 230 embedded naturally occurring 10, 102, 148
dental hygiene, 8 phenomena, 9 Global System for Mobile
design embodiment, 5–6 Communications (GSM),
children’s roles in, 337–345 empowerment, 334–335 75
codesign, 134, 141 eMutts, 297–299 globalization, 73–79
for connectivity, 341–342 engagement, 173–174 Globetrotter, 299–302
for developmental stages, enhancing activity patterns, 174 Glofish M700, 158–160
285–303 enV(2), 43 Gods Must Be Crazy, The, 73
for the future, 329–345 environment Good, Roland H., 270
interaction, 101–119 enabling, 309 Goodchild, M., 154
learning, 172–173, 180–182 engaging, 310 Goodnight Moon, 172
for leisure, 342–343 spatial and sensory dimensions Google, 45
mobile interaction, 115–117 of, projects exploring, 150 Book Search project, 129
user-centered, 103 Environmental Detectives, 9, 26 Earth (GE), 148, 156–157
Design that Matters, 78 EnVision Math, 58 Entry Scan, 57
Dewey, John, 55 epidemiology, 7, 8 gPhone, 53–54
DfES/Becta PDA Project, 29 Ethopia, 311–314 GSM. See Global System for Mobile
Diamond, 258 expressiveness, 290, 295 Communications (GSM)
DIBELS. See Dynamic Indicators of eXtended Markup Language (XML), Guitar Hero, 256
Basic Early Literacy Skills 157 Gupta, Sumitra, 318, 325
(DIBELS) EyeClops
Didj, 52, 177, 188 BiobiCam, 56 handheld computers, 109, 152.
digital books, 125–141 T V Microscope, 52 See also personal digital
digital cameras, 52 assistants (PDAs)
digital divide, 84–85, 319–320 Facebook, 14–15 HCI. See Human-Computer
Digital Doorway, 318 field trips and visits, 11 Interaction (HCI)
digital equality, 28–31 Fitzpatrick, G., 338 HCI 2020, 103–104
Digital Family Portrait, 287–288 Five Big Ideas of Early Reading, 270 Heath, Shirley Brice, 55
digital immigrant, 44 Flicker, 14–15 Here Comes Everybody (Shirky), 313
digital native, 44 Floor Math, 6 Hermes@Home, 287
digital necklace, 4, 44 fluency with connected text, 270 Hersman, Erik, 320–321
digital pen, 338 FLY Pentop Computer, 52, 56, 174, Hill, Benjamin Mako, 324
digital probes, 3 177 Hole in the Wall, 318, 323, 325
disturbance, 76 FlyTech Bladestar, 56 Human-Computer Interaction
Dr. Maths, 315 formative assessment, 186, 270 (HCI), 83–96, 230
Dynabook, 46 Fridge Phonics, 52 Human-Computer Interaction Lab
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Friedman, Thomas L., 208 (U. Maryland), 131–132,
Literacy Skills (DIBELS), Fun Toolkit, 338 316
270–272 future, assessing, 57 Hunting of the Snark, The, 11

Huseinovic, Andrea Petrlik, 128
Hyper Dash, 52
IBM PC, 45
ICDL. See International Children’s
Digital Library
ICT. See information and
communication
technologies (ICT)
ICTD. See International Conference
on Information and
Communication
Technologies and
Development (ICTD)
idea elaboration, 132–133
imaginary worlds, 11–12
India, educational system in,
64–68
information and communication
technologies (ICT), 149
Innovator’s Dilemna, The
(Christensen), 87, 108
Insight Research Group, 32
InSTEDD, 313
instruction versus construction,
199–203
Intel platform definition centers,
196–223
Intel World Ahead Program, 196
Intel-powered Classmate PC. See
Classmate PC
Interactive Reading Experience with
Adaptive Delivery
(iREAD), 272–276
interests, hobbies, and causes,
110–113
intergenerational mobile reading,
126, 134
Inter-Living Project, 287
International Children’s Digital
Library (ICDL), 125–126,
134–136
International Conference on
Information and
Communication
Technologies and
Development (ICTD), 230
International Telecommunication
Union (ITU), 308
Internet service provider (ISP), 77
Internet@EB1, 149
interspaces, 103
intimacy, themes of, 295
iPhone, 5, 53–54, 102, 276–279
iPod, 24, 152, 272–276
Index 351
iREAD. See Interactive Reading Learning Path, 178–180
Experience with Adaptive liquid crystal display (LCD), 45
Delivery (iREAD) literacy
ISP. See Internet service provider early intervention for, 265–281
(ISP) expanding the definition of,
iSprout, 46 57–58
ITU. See International and socioeconomics, 265–267
Telecommunication lithium ion batteries, 45
Union (ITU) Little Engine That Could, The, 182
iTunes, 27 Little Wild Flower and Elarhu the
Clown (Morote),
Jakks Pacific, 46 125–126
Joan Cooney Center at Sesame Living Books, The, 45
Workshop, 24, 32 local area network (LAN), 77
“joined-up thinking,” 16 LOGO, 45
Jumm’a, Khaled, 126–127 low-tech prototyping, 132
Kahol, K., 7 MacBook, 52
Kaiser Family Foundation, 128 magical place, 7
Kajeet, 247 Making Playful Learning Viable, 30
Kam, M., 230 Marble Maria, 7
Karaoke Revolution, 56 Marcus, A., 107
Kay, Alan, 46, 53, 329, 344–345 Mario Kart, 254, 260
Keyhole Markup Language (KML), Mark-My-Time Digital Notebook,
159 54
Kid Art Studio, 52 Marsden, Gary, 116, 119
KidPad, 130 Math Blaster, 45
Kid-Tough digital camera, 52 mCLASS:DIBELS, 270
Kidtzoom, 52 mDialog, 320
KML. See Keyhole Markup Language Mediatech Foundation, 58
(KML) Mediating Intimacy project, 288
knowledge divide, 228 Mediawiki, 318–319
Krajcik, J., 94 Meraka Institute (South Africa), 323
Metcalf, C., 288
LAN. See local area network (LAN) Microsoft Surface, 56
laptop computers, 51–52 MILLEE project (U Cal Berkeley), 27
Laurel, Brenda, 150 Milrad, M., 6
LCD. See liquid crystal display Mindstorms, 46
(LCD) Mini-note PC, 230
LeapFrog Core Curriculum, 178–180 MIO A701, 157–159
LeapFrog Enterprises, 46, 171–192 MIT Entrepreneurial Programming
LeapPad, 52, 173 and Research on Mobiles
Leapster, 46, 52, 174, 176, 188 Project, 119
Leapster, 2, 177 MIT Teacher Education Program
LeapTrack, 174–176 and the Education Arcade,
Learn and Groove Musical Table, 26
174–175 mobile learning
learning. See also e-learning; and e-learning, 29, 32–33
mobile learning; theory of, 33
play and learning; MMS. See multimedia messaging
seamless learning. system (MMS)
children’s, theories of, 55 MOBI Project (South Africa), 31
design MOBILE. See Mobile-Based
defined, 172–173 Interactive Learning
key principles of, 180–192 Environment (MOBILE)
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mobile computing devices, factors
driving the adaption of,
88–89
mobile digital libraries, 125–142
mobile learning
accommodating student needs,
28
accommodating teaching
methods, 28
activities, types of, 5–6
advantages of, 4
benefits and challenges of,
15–16
central notion of, 4–5
challenges and opportunities in,
24–28
compared with personal
computer based learning,
4, 28
design for the zoning for,
16–17
designing for, 31–34, 92–96
expanding the classroom, 29
learner-centered, 93–96
and need to reframe cultural
norms, 32
and social interaction, 5
mobile life, adult, 118–119
mobile opportunities for youth,
requirements for, 315–316
mobile phones. See cell phones
mobile sensory experiences,
148–149
MOBIlearn, 29
Mobile-Based Interactive Learning
Environment (MOBILE),
27
MobiLED, 315, 320
Mobilsr, 313
Modlitba, P. L., 288–289
Moodle, 58
Moore, Gordon, 55–56, 87
motivation, 186–188
MP3 players, 246
mREAD. See Multimedia Reading
Environment with
Adaptive Delivery
(mREAD)
multimedia messaging system
(MMS), 114, 149, 292
Multimedia Reading Environment
with Adaptive Delivery
(mREAD), 271–276
Muppet Monsters, 24
My FirstLeapPad, 174–175
Naismith, L., 152
Namioka, A., 132
narrative creation, 14–15
Naruto, 259
National Council of Teachers of
English, 25
Neal, Daniel, 247, 255
Negroponte, Nicholas, 54, 59
Nelson, Marc, 58
Net Day, 247
new economy, challenges of,
228
Nigerian National Council for
Nomadic Education,
30–31
Nintendo DS, 24, 52–53, 246,
254
Nintendo GameBoy, 46, 130
Nintendo Wii, 7, 45, 118–119
No Child Left Behind, 84
Nokia 6630, 30
Nokia Morph, 113
Norris, Cathleen, 330
notebook computers. See laptop
computers
NPD Group, 247
Oliver, Parick, 339
OLPC. See One Laptop Per Child
(OLPC)
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), 77–
78, 119, 227–228, 317,
344
XO computer, 52, 54, 77–78,
227, 229, 344
XO-B2, 232–241
Open Content Alliance, 129
Open Mobile Consortium, 313,
325
Open Society Institute, 320
Open Source, 324, 344
Oregon Scientific, 52
Original San Francisco Toy
Company, 46
Oulasvirta, A., 113
ownership, 300, 302
Ozzie and Mac, 172, 181, 183,
189
PacMan, 51
Paddington, 182
Paddle T V, 51
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC),
46
Panwapa World, 276–279
Papert, Seymour, 5, 45, 58–59,
340
participatory stimulations, 7
Partnership for 21st Century Skills,
25
Patrimonio@Viseu, 149
Pawar, U. S., 230
pedometer sensor, 297
Peek-a-Drawer, 287
personal digital assistants (PDAs), 9,
11–13, 26. See also
handheld computers
PetPal, 112
Pew Internet and American Life
Project, 246–247
Phonemic Fill-In, 272, 274
phonological awareness, 270
physical exercise games, 6–7
Piaget, Jean, 55
PictoChat, 53, 260
Pixter Color, 46
play, 30, 107–108, 290
and learning, 190
PlayStation Portable, 52, 246, 254
plug and play toys. See TV toys
Plumpy Nut, 312
Poingo, 52
Pokemon, 250–251, 258–259, 261
PonyCam, 118
POP. See Post Office Protocol (POP)
portability, 262–263
portable computing devices for
children (1971–2008),
47–50
portable gaming consoles, 52,
246–253
portable media players, 52, 152
Post Office Protocol (POP), 158
Prensky, Marc, 44–45
pre-reading and writing skills,
predicting the future of,
56–57
prime directive, 74
Print Era, 208
privacy, 285–303
Project Tomorrow, 247–248
prosody, 185
Proyecto Ceibel, 231–241
Pulse smartpen, 54, 56
QueryKids, see also International
Children’s Digital Library,
130
Quintana, C., 94
Quiz Bowl, 52
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radio frequency identification Silhouette Blends, 272, 274 Uganda, 315

(RFID), 57, 137 Simon, 46 UNESCO, 149
reading comprehension, 270 Single Display Groupware (SDG), UNICEF, 307–309
Ready to Learn Program (U. S. 130 UNIDO, 315
Department of Education), single-display groupware, 230 Unite for Children, 310–313
247 SingStar, 56 unity, 295
reality mining, 116 Skattjakt (Treasure Hunt), 6–7 Uruguay, 231–241
Red Fire, 258 Skinner, B. F., 55 Ushahidi, 313, 320–321
Reignhold, H., 153 Skov, M. B., 291, 295 Uttarakhand, India, 63–68
Reliance InfoComm, 31 Smackdown v Raw, 259
Remix Generation, 88 Smart Bag, 106 Vannoni, M., 7
resiprocity, 290 Smart Cycle, 51 Vaucelle, C., 107–108
RFID. See radio frequency Smart Step, 6 Vavoula, G., 152
identification (RFID) smart toys, 52 Vetere, F., 291
Riley, David, 247 SMS. See Short Message Service Via Technologies, 323
Rock Band 2, 56 (SMS) video storytelling, 109
Rogers, Everett, 87 Sony Reader, 130 videoconferencing, 286–287
Room Quake, 9 Sorting Words, 272, 274 Villa Cardal, 231–241
space sharing, 139–141 Virtual Box, 290–292
Sapphire, 258 Speak and Spell, 52 virtual sports, 111
Savannah, 10 Squeak Etoys, 235–236 virus, 4
SBR. See scientifically based research StoryBank, 114 vocabulary development, 270
(SBR) superconnectors, 313–314 V.Smile Pocket, 51–52
Schafer, R., 150 Suppes, Patrick, 59 VTech, 46
School Empowerment Project VX10000 Voyager, 43
(Kenya), Freedom tablet PCs, 51 Vygotsky, Lev, 5, 55
HIV/AIDS, 31 Tag Reading System, 52, 56,
School in a Box, 316–317 171–192 WAN. See wide area network
SchoolSenses@Internet project, 147, Take Home Note, 106 (WAN)
149, 156, 166 Taylor, J., 152 wide area network (WAN), 77
Schuler, D., 132 telephone, 286 WiFi, 308
scientifically based research (SBR), Tennyson, Alfred Lord, 331 wikis, 58
89 Thinking Tags, 8–9 Winogard, Terry, 103
SDG. See Single Display Groupware Tilt Type phone, 337 Wireless Generation, 270
(SDG) toothbrush, 110 wireless technology (Wi-Fi), 45,
seamless learning. See mobile TOSTAN, 314–315 51
learning Tour Electronic GuitarPower, 56 “Wizard of Oz” methodology,
Selegzi, Noel S., 320 toys 339–340
self-disclosure, 295 predicting the future of, 56 Work Sampling System, 57
Senses@Watch, 149 T V, 51 World Bank, 315
Sensory Ecology, 150 trading, 111–112 World is Flat, The: A Brief History of
separation, 285–303 Trusted Platform Module chip, the Twenty-first Century
Sesame Workshop, 27 202 (Friedman, T.), 208
Sesame Street, 23–24 TWENTY 21st-century skills, 228–
and literacy, 265–281 229, 238, 240 XML. See eXtended Markup
setting, 290 Twitter, 14–15 Language (XML)
Shared Family Calendars, 287 Tyack, D., 85, 94
Short Message Service (SMS), 44, Yarosh, S., 288–289
75, 113–114, 310 ubiquitous learning. See mobile
Silent E, 272, 274 learning ZQM Software Systems, 31