MITE6024-Activity 7

1- Consider uses of mobile technology in your school or workplace.

2- Present some ideas for uses of mobile technology in your own context

1- Consider uses of mobile technology in your school or workplace.

In my domestic school, the mobile technology I can use is limited in mobile phone and laptop. However, in my domestic campus, there is not covered wireless network. As a result, I had to use dial-up connection. While, there are only three to four network ports in every class, it is so inconvenient. Therefore, students are not willing to take their laptops, and they preferred to using the lab computers or going to Internet bars.

Meanwhile, using mobile phone accessing to Internet is so convenient. Generally speaking, a majority of students like to use mobile service packages, which include basic mobile access fee. No matter where you go, you can easily access to Internet surfing. In fact, I like you using mobile phone to fast browse news, and read e-books. It is a so pleasure thing reading an e-book which avoids the book hard to be taken. Just taking out your mobile phone and selecting the e-book favorites, you can easily read your e-book.

2- Present some ideas for uses of mobile technology in your own context

Recently, there is explosive growth of Microblogs in China. At first, every person can easily have their own account. In fact, many famous enterprisers, movie starts, singers, and sportsmen drive the Microblog spread. Except for individuals, many companies, press and even government departments all create their Microblog account.

Secondly, people can easily access to the Microblogs by their laptop, mobile phone or ipad. Just accessing to the Internet, people can login your Microblog.

Thirdly, although Microblog only send 144 characters, it is influencing people’s daily life. For instance, People can quickly get the newest world affairs, know the latest fashion, acquire all kinds of information what they want to know. In my opinion, one of the most significant point about people loving Microblog is that it shortens the distance among people and world. Therefore, there is a catchword in China, “Are you playing Microblog, today?”

Now, Microblog is not limited in entertainment. In fact, it has created an opportunity for students to embrace technology in a new learning style. In my Microblog, I like some English program. One of my favorite English program in Microblog is called “kaixin English Jam” (Happy English Jam). The hosts are the former Google China president Li Kaifu and the famous writer and presenter Cha kexin. They always record some English daily dialogues and upload Microblog. Besides, they also pointed out some mistakes to other English programs in Microblogs. Besides, they teach the usage of vocabularies. In a word, I like their Microblog so much.

If you search key word in Mircoblog, you can find many similar Microblog accounts which related to educational area. In fact, more people not just the students like these Microblogs, because they can get all kinds of knowledge and interesting information from Microblogs. Indeed, it is a quite wonderful platform for education!