Critical Review of White Paper: “THE IMPACT OF NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES ON SOCIAL INTERACTION IN THE HOUSEHOLD”

 

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Introduction

Video games, computer games, the internet, e-mail, mobile phones and television along with other media technologies have become an integral part of the lives of the modern society. The article by Siobhan McGrath discusses the impact of new media technologies on social interactions within the household. The review will give a precise analysis of the key elements that are mentioned within the article. Moreover, it will develop the critical analysis of the article.

Review of the article

Review of the abstract

An effective abstract will be able to provide a brief summary of the research paper and help the reader understand the purpose of the study. The abstract of the article by McGrath (2012) has provided an extensive background of the research problem as the author establishes an analysis of whether modern technology has contributed towards bringing together families or led to the privatisation within families. The abstract has provided with the data collection method that will be used to carry out the research along with the tools that will be used to collect data. While the abstract has provided a detailed overview of the research finding, it failed to mention the number of respondents that were chosen to carry out the research.

Review of Introduction

The introduction of the article has given a detailed synopsis of the issue at hand as it mentions that a large number of families are heavily dependent on the new media technologies in their daily routines. The author provides details of his personal experience with technology and his family that led to the formulation of this report. The introduction serves it purpose by giving the reader an extended idea about the article and what it intends to achieve. The author provided details about the purpose of the article and what value it will hold for individuals and the society and assist in finding solutions for the problems.

Review of the literature

Similar to the approach adapted in article writing, the current article has provided a detailed review of relevant literature that will be crucial for the understanding of the research topic to the readers. The review focused on family and established that the future of family structures is questioned in the modern society and the decline in the nuclear family household. The author has analysed the traditional family role change and its influence on the youth (Cheal, 2002; Lalor, et al., 2009). The review of past author’s views on family is detailed to support the research problem as the author specifically emphasised on the literature related to the Irish families. However, it can be a limitation as the readers might not be from Ireland and will not be able to relate. The literature also provided a limited review of the household and what is incorporated in the household. Apart from the household and family, the literature has provided an analysis of the importance of communication and social interaction. The author used past studies by different authors to emphasise on their importance in the modern society. The family leisure and family functioning are dependent on the family communication (Smith, et al., 2009).

Moreover, the literature reviewed new media technology in the household and targeted the impact of new technology on the dynamic of the family relationship. The children are heavily influenced by technology. The lack of qualitative representation in the literature was covered with a detailed analysis of the impact of technology on children in the UK as the study established that 98% of the children lived with families that had cell-phones and 75% had television (Plowman, et al., 2008). In addition to that, the literature review focused on the digital divide and the new media technologies facilitating social interaction. Furthermore, the new media technologies impeding the social interaction were discussed in the literature review. It helped understand that the childhood of kids in the modern society has become toxic (Plowman, et al., 2010.

On the whole, the literature was extremely through, but the lack of statistical analysis from past studies and the use of theories was one of the key concerns with the literature review. The use of results from past studies on the different variables would have been integral to supporting the literature.

 Review of methodological approach

The methodological approach adapted by the author is qualitative research method. The method used by the author suited the purpose of the author as it helped in the generation of primary data that will be able to contribute to the research problems. The author utilized participant observation and semi-structured interviews to develop rich information. It has been observed that the author combined participant observation and intensive interviewing to develop a valid research. The author utilized a non-probability sampling technique of snowballing which suited the premise of the research. The methodology provided details about the sample size and established 17 individuals for observations. The author also provided details on how the observation was carried out. In addition to that, details regarding the semi-structured interviews were provided in details to help the readers understand the thought press behind the selection of interviewees. The author emphasised on the ethical considerations that have been followed to ensure that nothing unethical is done.

Review of discussion of findings

The findings provided a detailed analysis of the results that were established from the data collection that was carried out. The author concluded that every household that was a part of the study was immersed in new media technologies that include television, cell-phone, internet access, etc. Furthermore, the results established that the location of new media technologies has an impact on social interaction in the household. The key finding from the observations was that the technologies have led to social isolation within household and people have become privatised. Overall, the findings in the article are very detailed and cover every single aspect of the research problem.

Review of conclusion

The conclusion provided a summary of the findings and had thoroughly covered every single aspect of the topic and the work carried out in the article. Moreover, the conclusion provided the limitations in the study.

 

 

References

Cheal, D. J. (2002). Sociology of Family Life. Basingstoke: Palgrave.

Lalor, K, Roiste, A. and Devlin, M. (2009). Young People in Contemporary Ireland. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan

McGrath, S. (2012). The impact of new media technologies on social interactions within the household. Electronic Culture and Social Change

Plowman, L., McPake, J. and Stephen, C. (2008). Just Picking it Up? Young Children Learning with Technology at Home. Cambridge Journal of Education. 38(3):303-319.

Plowman, L., McPake, J., and Stephen, C. (2010). The Technologisation of Childhood? Young Children and Technology in the Home. Children & Society. 24(1):63-74.

Smith, K. M., Pattia A. F. and Ramon B. Z. (2009). An Examination of Family Communication within the Core and Balance Model of Family Leisure Functioning. Family Relations. 58:79-90.

Webinar: Top Tips and Tricks for Meeting on Mobile

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Organizations now a days are getting boundary free. They have eliminated geographical and time boundaries.Physical presence of employees is no more required. It is all due to the technological development.

One of most successful development in the technological era was mobile phone. now a days a mobile phone is more an a full fledged computer and helps almost all strata of human beings to get benefit from it.

In this webinar with the topic ” Top Tips and Tricks for Meeting on mobile” following is a brief about it.

Recording date:	Wednesday, May 6, 2015 10:00 am
	Pacific Daylight Time (San Francisco, GMT-07:00)
Panelist Information:	Gail Batac, Mobile Product Manager, Cisco WebEx
Duration:	40 minutes
Description:	Increase your team’s flexibility and efficiency; leverage best practices for meetings on all your mobile devices! Learn directly from the experts — WebEx’s Mobile Product Managers and then download our free, award-winning mobile apps. Sign up for this free webinar today. Here are a few of the topics we will address, along with topics that you can submit during the live event. Keep meeting attendees engaged Minimize participant distractions Equip attendees to meet from their mobile device Overall best practices WebEx mobile Product Managers Gail Batac and Philip Kuan will share their expert advice to help your team overcome the challenges of today’s highly-competitive, fast-paced environment, and make your team more productive using WebEx on the go. Moderated by: Maureen Vild, Technical Marketing Engineer

Webinar about:

How video conferencing, web-ex meetings can increase flexibility and efficiency for an organization.

• By using this facility it is easy to collaborate across your business from executives to working partners, desk less employees sales persons to management team
• Webex mobile application can be downloaded to any of available operating systems in smart phones like android, IOS, windows or blackberry.
• It can be used for meetings, training and any other events
• Meeting could be any medium, video or audio or both

In this webinar it is explained that how one can connect to any meetings using 4 different ways:

1. Create an invitation link to the meeting
2. From your meeting list click on the join button
3. Join by putting unique meeting number assigned to that meeting in search bar
4. Join by clicking on URL assigned to that meeting

Several benefits are discussed for signing in the webex system like

• User can see all ongoing and upcoming meeting list those are relevant to him
• Anyone can start meeting who has signed up
• Any meeting can be scheduled

The one who chairs the meeting can

• Start a meeting
• Schedule a meeting
• postpone any meeting

Webex provide you to create your own unique conference room in cloud like your e mail address. You can put the link of your conference room on your e mail signature

These conference rooms will remain locked until the chairperson starts the meeting. Meanwhile all logged in attendees will stay in lobby

As meeting starts it has option to mark attendance.

By using mobile the webex can be linked using wifi or mobile data networks.

Video meeting is also possible by using mobile phone camera for webex meeting. It also gives a feature of preview the video that will be shared among all attendees.

The presented or host of meeting  has various rights for features during meeting like

• Mute Or un-mute self
• Turn on/off videos
•  View participant list
• Private and group chat
• Start / pause recording
• Pass host/ presenter control
• Mute or expel participant
• Content sharing

 

The One Minute Pape –Digital DIY: The latest tech gadgets for small business from CES

The annual Consumer Electronics Show gives tech enthusiasts a look at the latest products on the market. Dana Wollman, the managing editor of Engadget, tells us about some of the best new tools for entrepreneurs.

A Critical Review of White Paper: How to bridge the gap between business, IT and networks – applying Enterprise Architecture principles to ICT transformation

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Name(s) of the author(s): Ericsson

Title of article: ” How to bridge the gap between business, IT and networks”

Title of journal: “Ericsson White Papers”

Volume number, date, month and page numbers: Uen 284 23-3272 | October 2015

Statement of the problem or issue discussed: This paper describes best practices for operators in leveraging EA principles to bridge the gap between business, IT and networks and to drive the realization of business benefits.

For operators, a digital telco approach represents a new business and operating model for creating digital services and responding to consumer demands. This model provides the agility required to manage the entire digital ecosystem. However, the model also calls for an ICT transformation of both the front end and back end of an operator’s business.

Successful ICT transformation requires an agile and structured methodology. Here, operators can benefit from implementing industry-standard Enterprise Architecture (EA) principles.

EA is a practice that bridges the gap between business, IT and networks. It allows an organization to see itself in terms of a holistic view of its components, and can be used to identify and analyze the key dimensions that are needed to provide a solution. As a result, EA is relevant to the development of the whole enterprise – from business strategy, models and processes, to information systems and technical infrastructure.

Operators should apply EA principles to steer decision-making toward the evolution of the future state architecture. They should establish an EA practice as a central planning capability, and as an ongoing program with a solid foundation and tool to support it.

Introduction

The given article named ‘How to bridge the gap between business, IT and networks’ aims to analyze the way in which enterprise architecture (EA) bridges the gap that exists between businesses, information technology and networks. This article states that the enterprise architecture is used to forces the realization of organizational advantages (Ericsson, 2015). According to Peh, and Ng (2008) the introduction section of an article should be written in such manner that it includes the background of the article, the problem along with the problem solution. In the given article, the author has provided a brief but concise background related to enterprise architecture along with the problem and problem solution.

Why Bridge the Gap?

 This section of the article discusses the reason as to why it is important to bridge the gap between IT, businesses and network. As per this article, it is stated that bridging the gap between IT, business and network is significant as it is essential to be successful in ICT transformation of the business’s front end and back end operations. In the section, the article has identified the problem that of which the solution will be discussed throughout the article. According to Cargill, and O’Connor (2013) in an article writing the problem identification includes mainly three steps that are exploring the present situation and explaining the situation. In this article, the author has clearly explained the present situation and elaborately explains how the solving the problem can be advantage. The author in this section clearly defines the current situation which requires the bridging of gaps between IT, networks and business and also clearly explains how the implantation of solution is necessary and important.

The benefits of establishing an EA practice

In this section of the article, the author discusses the main advantage of enterprise architecture to the operator as a man planning ability and a constant program with sound base along a tool to facilitate it. Furthermore, in section of the literature, the author also presents the foundation components of enterprise architecture in pictorial form and also briefly explains each component separately. Niemi (2008) in their article presents the benefits of the enterprise architecture as well which includes that enterprise architecture unifies the organizational decision making between organization and IT and make sure of compliance with the organization policies and process. Also, they presented the benefits of enterprise architecture separately to the IT function and business, thus providing a more in-depth analysis. Whereas, in the given article the benefits are presented in general, thus leaving it to the readers to identify which benefits relate to IT, business or networks.

In the given article there are four foundation components are presented of enterprise architecture which includes EA governance framework, EA work method, EA meta-model and EA tool. Whereas, according to Bernard (2012) who defined the EA component in his book to be objectives and initiatives, products and services, data and information, systems and application and lastly technology and infrastructure.

Bridging the gap

Bridging the gap is the main section of the given article, which highlights the six steps operators can follow to bridge the gap between network, IT and business. All the given is practical outcome of enterprise architecture principle to the establishment of the overall enterprise. In this article, the six steps presented by the author includes innovative model, redefining the operation  models, defining an enterprise architecture approach and information planning, noticing business benefits, incorporation of the enterprise architecture reference model and enterprise architecture tools, and lastly noticing end-to-end solutions. According to McDavid (2003) in order to bridge the gap between information technology, business and network, the approach that can be used by the operator is the business architecture approach. McDavid (2003) furthermore defined the business architecture is an approach that stresses the requirement for several abstraction level that have standardized interfaces provided by well-explained modules and information hiding. Ross, Weill, and Robertson (2006) stated that the main difference between business architecture and enterprise architecture is that the business architecture includes five elements that are business processes, business service, business workflow, business capabilities and business transaction. In contrast, the enterprise architecture includes three domains including domain of application architecture, domain of information architecture and lastly domain of infrastructure domain.

In the given article apart from enterprise architecture the other steps that are recommended to operators with relation to bridging the gap between IT, business and networks is the innovation business model and the defining of the operation model. According to Khilji, Mroczkowski, and Bernstein (2006) the innovation model is used by the operators when they aim to bring in something new within the organization and wants to align the gap between business and information technology. Also, the innovation model is also used when there is some modification needed in the architecture of the organization. Furthermore, as per the views of Ross (2005) the operating model stresses on where and how the important work within a company gets done. The operating model also serves as a connection between the company’s approach along with an elaborate organization design that helps the organization in delivery as per the organizational strategy, Thus, redefining the operating model will be of help of for the operator to determine the critical organizational steps and redefining the steps to bridge the gap between IT, business and networks.

Conclusion

In this last section of the article, the author has concluded the main aspects that are discussed throughout the article in a very concise and to the point manner. The author clearly explains what the problem was, how enterprise architecture can be applied to overcome the problem and as a vehicle to cross the gaps between IT, business and networks. Also, the author summarizes the benefits of EA along with the different factors that serve as a basis for ICT transformation and provide recommendation to all operators. According to Reifler, and Blazer (2015) the conclusion of an article should be brief and to the point. The main three elements that should be included in the conclusion are emphasizing on the important of problem statement, providing a completeness feeling leaving a lasting impression on the reader. In the given article’s conclusion, all these elements have been included.

 

References

Bernard, S.A., (2012). An introduction to enterprise architecture. AuthorHouse.

Ericsson (2015) Ericsson White paper. [Online]. Available at < https://www.ericsson.com/res/docs/whitepapers/wp-it-business-and-networks.pdf&gt;. [Accessed on 25-June-2016].

Khilji, S.E., Mroczkowski, T. and Bernstein, B., (2006). From invention to innovation: toward developing an integrated innovation model for biotech firms. Journal of product innovation management, 23(6), pp.528-540.

McDavid, D., (2003). The business-IT gap: A key challenge. IBM Research Memo, http://www. almaden. ibm. com/coevolution/pdf/mcdavid. pdf.

Niemi, E., (2008). Enterprise architecture benefits: Perceptions from literature and practice. Evaluation of enterprise and software architectures: critical issues, metrics and practices:[AISA Project 2005-2008] a, ISSN 1236-1615; 18). ISBN 978-951-39-3108-7 (CD-ROM).

Peh, W.C. and Ng, K.H., (2008). Writing the introduction. Singapore medical journal, 49(10), pp.756-7.

Reifler, B.V. and Blazer, D., (2015). An Unsubstantiated Conclusion. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23(2), p.220.

Ross, J., (2005). Forget strategy: Focus IT on your operating model. CISR Working.

Ross, J.W., Weill, P. and Robertson, D., (2006). Enterprise architecture as strategy: Creating a foundation for business execution. Harvard Business Press.

White Paper Critical Review : “Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Development”

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Abstract

In this article presented by Wim Naude and Adam Szirmai named as; “Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Development” is critically reviewed. Through evaluating the abstract of chosen article, it has been analyzed that authors intended to explore the relationship between technological innovation, entrepreneurship and development. The article aspires to shed light on the basic assumptions associated with the developing countries intending to adopt technological aspects. To critically assess the relationship between innovation, entrepreneurship and development, authors have examined the association with knowledge and innovation. As per the abstract of the article, innovation and technology are the major drivers of the growth. In order to assess the technological innovation, entrepreneurship and development, authors have selected an interesting case referring to economic performance of China. Based on the assessment, some lessons and learning are also attained. Thoroughly, the review of the article helps in determining that abstract provides clear and comprehensive information about the chosen issue. The abstract sufficiently explains the overall structure and discussion of the article. It summarizes the key elements of the whole discussion. In literature, Acs, Szerb and Autio (2016); Acs, Szerb, Ortega-Argiles, Aidis and Coduras (2015) also stated that technological advancements can influence the entrepreneurship and development.

Introduction

The review of introduction section of the article helps in acquiring comprehensive knowledge regarding different scholarly ideas for innovation, entrepreneurship and development. In order to create structured response for article writers’ idea, further readings are also reviewed based on the similar topic. The introduction section briefly explains the concept and importance of technology. From the article, it has been determined that technology is the latest form of rule that brings innovation for the customers. Bailetti (2012); Acs, Szerb, Ortega-Argiles, Aidis and Coduras (2015) also explained that technology is important these days because it is commonly consumed across the globe. People use technology for their routine tasks and jobs.

The comprehensive review of the introduction section helps in determining that ample amount of basic information regarding the topic is given. It will not be wrong to state that issue of the research is sufficiently explained and analyzed. The importance of technology in the ongoing era is effectively communicated in the introduction part of the article. According to Brown and Mason (2014), there is a growing relationship between technology and entrepreneurship. In fact, innovation is driving development in entrepreneurship because it brings in improved customer perception.

Main Discussion

The main section of the article explained that the present era is strongly influenced by technology because almost every individual is found to be connected with any type of technological equipment or tool. The basic drivers of technology are also introduced in this section that are; love for novelty, new gadgets, innovation, advancements and easiness.  The article briefly summarized the information about the patents and copying and catching-up. The evidences included in this article determined that technology contributes towards the attainment of copyrights and patents. This increases the sense of newness and innovation which attracts the customers and suppliers towards the company. Technology is the major element that drives the sense of development among entrepreneurs which consequently contributes towards their growth. The main section of the article has critically explained the basic elements of technology that are accountable of enhancing entrepreneurship effectiveness. The work of Muegge (2013); Brown and Mason (2014) also discussed that technology is effectual because it helps in attaining copyrights which trigger the feeling of originality.

The main section of the article also explains the China’s experience regarding the innovation and technology. The main section substantially investigated that why China has been such innovative as compared to other emerging economies. The review of the article concluded that success of the country is strongly influenced due to the technological innovations. The investment of the company towards R&D exceeds 9 billion. The inclusive assessment of given article concluded that ample amount of information about China’s experience as technologically rich country is provided. The generous amount of knowledge about technology and entrepreneurship in China is critically explained. The work of Pathak, Xavier-Oliveira and Laplume (2013) also cited that integration of clear evidences in article help in substantiating the aggregated research outcomes. The amalgamation of statistical as well as theoretical indications relating to article topic helps in validating the results which further provides assistance in contributing towards the body of knowledge of the issue.

In the existing case as well, the evidences associated with the topic helps in concisely illuminating the topic. The main section justifiably explores the evidences associated with the integration of innovation and technology in business. The discussion given in this article is systematically structured that helps in analyzing the components of the innovation in entrepreneurship. The summarized form of facts relating to innovation and development helps in briefly explaining the article issue.  The main section has interpreted the indications and facts in accordance with the issue so as to deliver a précised piece of argument for the article.

Conclusion

The concluding section of the article provides summarized indications and facts. The sections form the lessons that are learnt through the article. The article explains the learning acquired through reviewing innovation, technology, entrepreneurship and development in China. The conclusion section of the article encloses the fundamental elements of the issue. From the article, it has been identified that innovation is worthwhile and not inferior because it implies the imitative form of technology for individuals. The conclusion section explained that Chinese government is paying considerable attention towards the integration of improved assumptions of technology. The concluded findings further explain the increasing risks associated with the innovation effort. The work of Pathak, Xavier-Oliveira and Laplume (2013); Acs, Szerb, Ortega-Argiles, Aidis and Coduras (2015) also concluded that innovation plays a major role in transforming the way people perform business. It has been further reviewed that managing the innovation can help people in understanding the better ways of implementing organizational operations. The review of the concluding section of the article helps in detecting that overall discussion of the article is critically outlined.

References

Acs, Z.J., Szerb, L. and Autio, E. (2016). The global entrepreneurship and development index. In Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2015(pp. 11-31). Springer International Publishing.

Acs, Z.J., Szerb, L., Ortega-Argiles, R., Aidis, R. and Coduras, A. (2015). The regional application of the global entrepreneurship and development index (GEDI): the case of Spain. Regional Studies, 49(12), 1977-1994.

Bailetti, T. (2012). Technology entrepreneurship: overview, definition, and distinctive aspects. Technology Innovation Management Review, 2(2), 5.

Brown, R. and Mason, C. (2014). Inside the high-tech black box: a critique of technology entrepreneurship policy. Technovation, 34(12), 773-784.

Muegge, S. (2013). Platforms, communities, and business ecosystems: Lessons learned about technology entrepreneurship in an interconnected world. Technology Innovation Management Review, 3(2).

Pathak, S., Xavier-Oliveira, E. and Laplume, A.O. (2013). Influence of intellectual property, foreign investment, and technological adoption on technology entrepreneurship. Journal of Business Research, 66(10), 2090-2101.

Critical Analysis of Scientific paper: “The Impact Of Modern Technology On The Educational Attainment Of Adolescents”

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Introduction

The aim of this assignment is to review the various aspects of the research article presented by Simuforosa (2013). The selected research article has shed light on the possible impact of the advancement in technology on the educational attainment of the adolescents. Thus, a discussion of the main themes of the chosen article has been conducted in this assignment. Also, the appropriateness of the methodology and the overall findings of the research have also been analyzed critically.

Abstract

The abstract of the study conducted by Simuforosa (2013) has been able to provide a gist of the findings of each section included in the research article. The background and methodology of the research have been briefly discussed in the abstract of the article. However, a key weakness of the abstract of this article is that the researcher has not been able to provide an overview of the implications of this research.

Background

The background of the study conducted by Simuforosa (2013) has signified that the younger generation of today has access to the most advanced technology which is then used by them in ways that may be right or wrong. The growth and popularity of internet and smart phones has been identified as the prime reason behind the increase in the use of modern technology by today’s youth. This has been supported by the findings of the study conducted by McEwan (2015) which stated that the evolution of technology has significantly contributed in bringing drastic changes to the society as a whole. These changes have had profound impacts on the lifestyles and behaviour patterns of adolescents as well who are now growing up in a more networked world. Also, the children now make increased use of the widely available and accessible technological equipments which in turn is affecting their capacity to learn something useful.

On the other hand, Buckingham (2013) has stated that modern technologies have only changed the ways in which children learn providing them with an opportunity to keep up with the rapid pace with which the world is moving. This clearly means that the modern technologies have positively contributed towards the learning and development of the youth. Nevertheless, the background provided by Simuforosa (2013) clearly implies that the advancement in technology has resulted in adversely impacting the academic achievement of the younger generation as more time is now spent on the use of smart phones and other gadgets.

Methodology

Simuforosa (2013) has been able to clearly describe the methodology that has been used for carrying out the research study that is under consideration. A qualitative research methodology while conducting the research with respect to the impact of modern technologies on the educational performance of the youth has been used. The researcher has made use of the case study design in this regard and interviews and focus group discussions have been used as the instruments of collecting data. A sample size of 32 respondents has been used where 24 adolescents, 4 parents and 4 teachers have been approached using the purposive sampling technique. In contrast to this, a similar study conducted by Drago (2015) has made use of a quantitative research methodology where surveys have using close ended questionnaires have been conducted with 100 students in order to find the effect of the advanced technology on the face to face communication of the younger generation. This study has been able to provide more precise results due to its quantitative nature.

Thus, it can be stated that Simuforosa (2013) could have made use of a quantitative research method by making use of the survey strategy in order to reach to more accurate results. The quantitative methodology would also have provided help to the researcher in easily analyzing the collected data using various statistical tests which are found to provide more precise and unbiased results.

Discussion

The discussion section of the study carried out by Simuforosa (2013) has been able to provide an in-depth explanation of the findings of this research article. The findings indicate that excessive use of technological gadgets can have adverse impacts on the educational attainment of the adolescents. However, the advanced technology can also be used in a positive way in order to aid the students in increasing their level of learning and knowledge. An example of this is the use of spreadsheet and database programs which not only promotes organizational skills but also helps the students in understanding the concepts of mathematics and science. Similarly, Ciampa (2014) has stated that the technological advancement if not misused is a great opportunity for the students to enhance their skills as tons of information, games and applications are available on the web enabled platforms which can be utilized in this regard. In contrast to this, Simuforosa (2013) has also found that increased use of technology can also result in weakening the memory of the adolescents and cause detractions in their quality of sleep as well. This means that it is imperative for the parents and caretakers to make sure that the technology available is used in a positive way under certain limits.

Implications

Simuforosa (2013) has provided implications of the findings of the study under consideration for the schools planning to use or already using the modern technology. The implications indicate that the teachers should first be provided extensive training in this regard and the parents must also take care of the content exposure of the children on the internet. Also, the implications also suggest that advanced technology should be introduced by the schools in order to keep the students up to date.

Conclusion

The conclusion of the study conducted by Simuforosa (2013) implies that the advancement in technology is changing the growing experience of the children. However, this technology is found to bring both bad and good to the younger generation. The conclusion of the study also suggests that the using technology as a way of communication and a source of information can result in enhancing the academic achievement of the students. However, excessive use or misuse of this technology can result in having an adverse effect on the educational attainment of the children.

 

References

Buckingham, D. (2013). Beyond technology: Children’s learning in the age of digital culture. John Wiley & Sons.

Ciampa, K. (2014). Learning in a mobile age: an investigation of student motivation. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 30(1), 82-96.

Drago, E. (2015). The effect of technology on face-to-face communication. The Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications, 6(1), 13-19.

McEwan, P. J. (2015). Improving Learning in Primary Schools of Developing Countries. A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Experiments. Review of Educational Research, 85(3), 353-394.

Simuforosa, M. (2013). The impact of modern technology on the educational attainment of adolescents. International Journal of Education and Research, 1(9), 1-8.

Android on iOS

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Apple’s iPhone is closely associated with iOS, Apple’s mobile software that lets users trade iMessages, snap Live Photos, and run over a million apps made for the platform. Apple could very well offer its smartphone with the Android operating system—Google’s OS that’s free for phone makers to install on their devices. But because Tim Cook and company want to push their own specific software, iPhone users are forced to use iOS on their handheld slabs of glass. At least, they used to be.

The folks over at Tendigi have concocted a method of desecrating the iPhone by running Google’s Android on it. The hack uses a case that’s bulkier than most traditional iPhone cases, because it’s housing a motherboard inside running the latest version of Android’s Marshmallow (6.0.1).

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Allowing one piece of hardware to run two operating systems isn’t a foreign idea. The concept of dualbooting has come to many devices in the past, ranging from (the folks at Tendigi again) putting Windows 95 on an Apple Watch, to Apple releasing software to install Windows or Linux on Mac computers using Boot Camp. Apple’s choice to allow for Windows on their computers shocked many, but we may not see the company offer Google’s operating system on their devices any time soon.

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Tendigi’s iPhone Android case won’t go on sale anytime soon, but at least you can replicate Tendigi’s results by building your own.

 

 

SMARTPHONE WITH GOOGLE’S AUGMENTED REALITY

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The fuzzy midway-point between our virtual and physical worlds is augmented reality. While there have been projects to show a virtual element on a phone when pointed at a special anchor point in real life, like a QR code or other pattern, no attempt has rivaled Google’s Project Tango, which actually analyzes and builds an internal model of a space.
This can be used as a tool for building true augmented reality, with applications like measuring objects and seeing if a chair will fit through a doorway. (Right now it’s a contractor’s dream.)

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Today, Chinese hardware maker Lenovo announced the first Tango-enabled phone, called the Phab 2 Pro. The phone not only packs a 16-megapixel camera, but also dedicated depth and motion-tracking cameras to enable Tango.

Lenovo’s phone visualizes virtual elements into the real world

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Lenovo and Google have been publicly working on Tango together for some time—the most recent major tease was at 2016’s Consumer Electronics Show, where the group demonstrated AR video games and the same room measurement. Lenovo also purchased Motorola from Google for $2.91 billion in 2014.

The Phab 2 Pro has a 6.4-inch display, Snapdragon 652 processor, and will cost $499. You’ll be able to buy in September online and in Lowes.