Mobile Learning

DynaBook

Jan 1, 1968

Wikipedia The Dynabook concept was created by Alan Kay in 1968, two years before the founding of Xerox PARC. Kay wanted to make “A Personal Computer For Children Of All Ages.

Apple IIc

Apr 1, 1984

Wikipedia The 80's were spent creating smaller computers such as the Apple IIc and laptops.

Alphasmarts

Aug 22, 1993

Wikipedia The 90's and into the early 00's, Alphasmart devices became popular.

Personal Digital Assistant

Jan 1, 1996

Wikipedia The 90's brought the advent of the PDA - Personal Digital Assistant. Many companies designed and produced PDA's but probably the most successful was Palm.

iPod

Oct 23, 2001

Wikipedia iPod started to change the face of how we listened to music and a lot of other things. Podcasts became popular and are used in education in many ways.

Nintendo DS

Nov 13, 2003

Blog on classroom use Although meant for entertainment, the Nintendo DS and other personal game devices like the Sony PSP were used in some educational programs.

E-Book Readers

Aug 22, 2005

Wikipedia E-Book readers are gaining popularity. In July 2010, online bookseller Amazon.com reported sales of ebooks for its proprietary Kindle outnumbered sales of hardcover books for the first time ever during the second quarter of 2010, saying it sold 140 e-books for every 100 hardcover books, including hardcovers for which there was no digital edition.

iPhone and iTouch

Jan 9, 2007

Wikipedia The iPhone and iTouch revolutionized smart phones and devices.

Smart Phones

Aug 22, 2007

Wikipedia Smart Phones are made by many companies and supported by many phone services.

Netbooks

Nov 22, 2007

Wikipedia Netbooks were smaller versions of the laptop. They were less expensive but offered many of the perks of a regular laptop.

iPad

Apr 22, 2010

Wikipedia iPad is the newest member of the Apple family.