The iPad's Impact on Early Childhood Education

According to the school curriculum, students are instructed in the use of computers in first class, but not "Type to learn" process begins until the fourth grade. As we can see, there is a gap of three years the students are taught to type. Just think about the potential for the advancement of technology students can be obtained by a computer instruction in three years by using the app development for tablet computers, such as nd iPad.

Currently, the highest frequency of computer usage at the bottom of the elementary school students (in 15 different countries) to play games. No doubt will be beneficial to both students and parents like this to a higher frequency shift by making use of the mobile application on a Tablet PC to the development of essential skills of reading, writing and research.

iPad game development for children making the potential to not only revolutionize the electronic game and learn the industry, but also significantly affect daily on Board and card games.

The following is a list of products that children learn the potential development of an application on a Tablet PC or other mobile platforms:

GeoSafari-Laptop (geography, history, science, language, mathematics, $ 70)

Vtech-Laptop (language arts, math, science, social studies, $ 70)

-Smart play bilingual Laptop (the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors, $ 20)

-LeapFrog Starter Bundle (System game cartridges, $ 115)

-Hooked on Phonics spelling Kit ($ 33)

-Kidz Delight evolution Max (learning and arcade game $ 65)

-Flash card ($ 13 per topic)

The following is a list of games that can be developed in the mobile applications (some already):

-Etch a sketch ($ 12)

-Bop it ($ 20)

-Checker ($ 10)

-Scrabble ($ 16)

Operations ($ 17)

-Instructions ($ 18)

Monopoly Junior ($ 15)

-Rubik's cube ($ 12)

-Jigsaw Puzzle ($ 8)

The purchase of all of the above products will cost $ 514; now compare it with the price of the iPad-$ 499. Not to mention the amount spent on books only-with the average price of $ 10 per child by parents in the book. Suppose that a child has 25 books, is that an additional $ 250. And many children have a netbook, which is at least $ 200. Add to that one of the many game consoles like the Wii, and this is another $ 200. And don't forget the Nintendo DS on $ 130. That brings the Grand total to a whopping $ 1,294!

Not only do you save money upfront by buying the iPad, but also consolidate onto portable devices and easy to use. It also means less chance of damage, wear, etc. With all things considered, that seems obvious choice would be the iPad. Not only will the children have fun while using it, they learn at the same time.