Last Updated on May 20, 2014 by admin
Having smart phones are beneficial in many ways. Getting help in learning is one among it in our modern day to day activities. But it is hardly recognised that what mobile phones can contribute and facilitate in the learning process of traditional way. Today’s modern world gives us many assets to make easy of our learning process. For almost all subjects smart phones becomes handy in the teaching and learning process. As worldwide it enables students to learn and participate in educational activities from anywhere, regardless of their subject of study. There are many good reasons for using smart phones in your study as it promotes many concrete skills within you and your learning process. So let’s look into some of them.
- Helps in Creating Awareness About Your Locations.
Smart phones are loaded with technologies to give information on locations. This implementation in mobile phones allows you to access additional information on your surroundings. It effectively helps you to learn more about the locations where you travel or live in (in the world). So these are especially helpful in learning the subjects like history and geography. Through smart phones and an internet connection you can learn about the history and geography of a particular location. You by being right there at the location can deepen your engagement with the location and about the subject itself. It provides a more long lasting understanding of it and actually improves the process of knowledge transfer in a better way than the process of classroom learning.
- Internet, Information, Research and Development of Informational Skills
Smart phones have become one among ultimate sources of information with access of internet. Now a day’s internet has become a source of repository of knowledge which could be accessed from any corner of the world and at any point of time. It helps you develop informational skills by the process of searching the right and correct information. It has become one of the most the important way of learning in the world.
- Easy Reading
Smart phones are also helpful in reading electronic literature. These are designed in relatively smaller screen as compared to laptops and desktops. Despite of its small screen sizes these are often useful for an immediate reading, explanation, demonstration, and images on any given topic. Due to its portable feature it is easy to carry anywhere you want.
- To Develop Social and Collaborative Skills
Social learning is another special help you get with the networking capabilities of internet-enabled mobile phones. Through this you come to know about educational platforms that provide many ways for students to collaborate and compete. Smart phones with game mechanics are excellent tools that add excitement to the subject of study. Multiplayer games in smart phones create the skills of collaboration and teamwork within you.
- Develops Technical skills
It is inevitable that smart phone use develops knowledge of software operating. The present generation is believed to be inherently tech-savvy, so buying portable devices for various purposes is not a surprise to all of us. Due to this your understanding of the capabilities of computing also increases. In some cases this understanding of computing can also be pushed towards pursuing innovation in it.