musings on mlearning, apps and EFL

In app purchasing and kids apps

Neil
16 Jan, 2014
App Development, Young Learners
Apple, young learners
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So, Apple get fined US$32.5 million by the Federal Trade Commission in the US over practices that allow kids to make unauthorised in app purchases. It is yet to see how Apple will apply changes to ensure they do not get accused of this again. They say they were already working on measures to prevent

2014 – a big year for apps in Education

Neil
15 Jan, 2014
App Development, Young Learners
Classroom use, young learners
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One of the Guardian’s tech predictions for 2014 is an expansion of tablets for schools and the subsequent growth in educational apps. Education, education, education 2014 feels like a big year for apps – and by extension tablets – in education.

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