平板電腦對孩童生活的趨勢
We know the iPad has become a major hit with adult tech consumers since Steve Jobs first introduced the gadget back in 2010. But did you know tablets have scored big points with kids as well?
Humans are becoming familiar with digital technology and devices earlier than ever. In fact, more than half of children between the ages of five and eight have already used tablets to play or learn, according to some research. For kids between the ages of six and 12, the iPad was the most coveted gadget last Christmas. Tablets are permeating family life, too; in households that own a device, kids 12 and under get their hands on it more often than not.
The iPad, especially, is becoming prevalent in American education. More than 1.5 million are currently in use by students, and schools bought some 47,000 in the first month-and-a-half after its release. There are currently more than 20,000 apps meant for education, and 80% of learning apps in the App Store target kids. Some studies even show that students who have access to iPads do better in school than kids who don’t.
All this information comes from creative media agency MDG Advertising, which pulled research from sources, including CNN, The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and others to produce the following infographic. Check it out below for the fuller picture.
How old should kids be before they are allowed to use tablets and other digital gadgets? Share your opinion in the comments.
心得:
隨著科技的發展、數位的進步。平板電腦應用於學習資源也日益頻繁且豐富，廠商陸續為兒童設計軟體，其中Flash Card是針對嬰幼兒娛樂。現代的家長也樂於以平板電腦作為教學工具，無論是下載大量的Flash Card、兒歌、認識圖像、動物聲音等APP給子女使用均有助與學習與教育。根據研究指出，一半以上的5歲和8歲之間的兒童已經使用平板電腦玩或學習，而在iPad的6至12歲之間的孩子，iPad是在聖誕節最令人垂涎的小工具。
平板電腦學習成了一件沒有時間和距離的時代，並可專於幼兒教育學習主題，隨著連結，在幾秒鐘內連結到有關幼兒的應用軟體，並涵蓋所有類似的APP，都掌握在學習者的手中。
幼兒和兒童使用平板電腦多在玩遊戲、瀏覽網頁和收發電子郵件也因為長期時間使用，出現眼疾的個案也陸陸續續增加，常出現頭暈或頭痛和眼乾等症狀。而近年平板電腦大行其道，用家更趨向年輕化，長期使用或使用不當，有機會加重幼兒眼睛的負擔，誘發調節性近視和假性注意力缺損。
在於幼兒使用平板電腦時也因注意使用的場所現在的平板電腦都有設定，可自動調整符合外界光線的背景光功能，且給幼童的電子書，閱讀器尺寸不能小於A4紙張和引導正確使用規則。
平板電腦也提供了特殊教育使用：約有共有900款和自閉症相關的iPad應用程式，可以幫助孩童增進說話、語言、閱讀、拼寫、溝通、聆聽、組織等能力都是打破限制，學習到更多的知識。
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5. Kids Go Gaga Over Tablets [INFOGRAPHIC]
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