Studies show that, by the year 2017, the percentage of smartphone users in the US will reach 80 percent – triple the percentage of users we saw in 2011. In the UK, this number is set to reach slightly more than 80 percent, while in China and India, the percentages are set to rise at a slower rate. Globally, mobile learning is growing at a rate of 18.2 percent per year, suggesting that learning organizations will need to adopt appropriate technologies in order to keep up with growing demand.
Mobile in the Classroom
Today’s middle schoolers use mobile devices for everything from checking grades to writing papers. Of those students using mobile devices:
- 78% use devices to check grades
- 69% to take notes
- 56% to access text books
- 64% to write papers
- Teachers are also on the move, with 35% using a tablet or e-reader in class in 2013, up 20% from 2012.
