Another e-book problem

Heh heh heh.  From xkcd.

James

More Swipe

A follow up to this post on a toddler's perception of a magazine being a 'broken iPad' is this article in Today's The Age:

...the research, which has so far tested 46 children aged four to six, involves examining their attention and problem-solving capabilities after using an iPad compared with using real toys. For example, as part of the study, children are being asked to solve a problem using a wooden model. They are also asked to solve the same problem using an iPad app. After they have played, they are given a test to assess their attention. 

Dr Kaufman also gets children to participate in drawing, colouring and block building, both physically and on iPads. Preliminary findings have shown that for some children, touchscreens appear to motivate and enhance learning rather than hinder it. 

Dr Kaufman also said results were indicating that calm, creative activities on the touchscreen, such as painting, were similar to their ''real world'' counterparts in that they ''do not seem to adversely affect children's behaviour or attention in the short term''.

So you read it here, first, folks!

James

Well, that F-bombs that up!