I'm under a Wifi
(and 4G
) umbrella, so the smartphone can generally replace my laptop/desktop for info access. But, that's just a fancy way of saying email, text, and reference docs
(that are either online in Google Drive or downloaded pdfs
).
I'm not a big fan of using it for creating much more than short emails or texts due to my irritation with the touch screen keyboard.
My Android phone has a 4" screen. I work as a secondary school administrator in the US. I live 3 blocks from work.
If it wasn't a work phone, I suspect I'd be consuming information that looked like games, music, videos, and webpages. But, I'm not sure that it'd be able to displace my other
(less mobile or older
) devices.
I can say that a much greater number of clients
(parents
) respond almost instantly to emails these days compared to even only a few years ago. Out of 250 student families
(at a private boarding school
), I can think of 2 that specifically don't do email or text
(their accounts are flagged so that they get a phone call
). A handful probably have given us bogus "special" email accounts that they don't actually use.
jt
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stingraze - 2014-02-05 9:43 PM
Hello,
I am conducting a research for an online course I'm taking on edX.
I have a question:
Q. When and how is smartphone / mobile needed for information?
One answer I got from a Japanese participant is:
"Mobile is needed for information in event of earthquakes."
Answers will be greatly appreciated.
-stingraze