http://mlearning.edublogs.org/2006/07/20/text-messaging-on-the-rise-with-young-people/ An Online Reflective Journal on Mobile Learning Practice Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:07:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://mlearning.edublogs.org/2006/07/20/text-messaging-on-the-rise-with-young-people/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Mobile Learning » The Future of M-Learning Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:22:46 +0000 http://mlearning.edublogs.org/2006/07/20/text-messaging-on-the-rise-with-young-people/#comment-463 [...] The Age reported in 2005 that 8 million phones were sold in Australia in 2004, and that the vast majority of mobile phones sold are equipped with built-in cameras. That’s close to one new mobile phone sold in 2004 for every two people in Australia. It adds that 13.7 million MMS messages were sent in the 12 months leading up to July 2004 - the figure two years later would be considerably higher, as analysis of the Net Gen demographic points to instant messaging (such as SMS and MMS) becoming their preferred option for communication, validating IDC Market research cited in this paper on mobile learning in higher education (citing Chaisatien, W. (2004). Australian cellular 2004–2008 forecast and analysis: Upwardly mobile. IDC Market Analysis, #AU202116L, Vol. 1.). [...] [...] The Age reported in 2005 that 8 million phones were sold in Australia in 2004, and that the vast majority of mobile phones sold are equipped with built-in cameras. That’s close to one new mobile phone sold in 2004 for every two people in Australia. It adds that 13.7 million MMS messages were sent in the 12 months leading up to July 2004 – the figure two years later would be considerably higher, as analysis of the Net Gen demographic points to instant messaging (such as SMS and MMS) becoming their preferred option for communication, validating IDC Market research cited in this paper on mobile learning in higher education (citing Chaisatien, W. (2004). Australian cellular 2004–2008 forecast and analysis: Upwardly mobile. IDC Market Analysis, #AU202116L, Vol. 1.). [...]

]]> http://mlearning.edublogs.org/2006/07/20/text-messaging-on-the-rise-with-young-people/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Mobile Learning » The Future of M-Learning Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:19:12 +0000 http://mlearning.edublogs.org/2006/07/20/text-messaging-on-the-rise-with-young-people/#comment-460 [...] The Age reported in 2005 that 8 million phones were sold in Australia in 2004, and that the vast majority of mobile phones sold are equipped with built-in cameras.  That’s close to one new mobile phone sold in 2004 for every two people in Australia.  It adds that 13.7 million MMS messages were sent in the 12 months leading up to July 2004 - the figure two years later would be considerably higher, as analysis of the Net Gen demographic points to instant messaging (such as SMS and MMS) becoming their preferred option for communication, validating IDC Market research cited in this paper on mobile learning in higher education (citing Chaisatien, W. (2004). Australian cellular 2004–2008 forecast and analysis: Upwardly mobile. IDC Market Analysis, #AU202116L, Vol. 1.).All of these indicators point to camera phones, and MMS, being readily available for the majority of TAFE students within a relatively short period of time - particularly among younger attendees.  I believe that there is far better penetration of mobile technologies amongst students than among teachers - if educators want to capitalise on the tools available to students, we’ll need to savvy up quickly! [...] [...] The Age reported in 2005 that 8 million phones were sold in Australia in 2004, and that the vast majority of mobile phones sold are equipped with built-in cameras.  That’s close to one new mobile phone sold in 2004 for every two people in Australia.  It adds that 13.7 million MMS messages were sent in the 12 months leading up to July 2004 – the figure two years later would be considerably higher, as analysis of the Net Gen demographic points to instant messaging (such as SMS and MMS) becoming their preferred option for communication, validating IDC Market research cited in this paper on mobile learning in higher education (citing Chaisatien, W. (2004). Australian cellular 2004–2008 forecast and analysis: Upwardly mobile. IDC Market Analysis, #AU202116L, Vol. 1.).All of these indicators point to camera phones, and MMS, being readily available for the majority of TAFE students within a relatively short period of time – particularly among younger attendees.  I believe that there is far better penetration of mobile technologies amongst students than among teachers – if educators want to capitalise on the tools available to students, we’ll need to savvy up quickly! [...]

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