Its conclusion is direct and positive: "There has been a significant and very positive impact on learning and teaching which, in time, should be reflected in achievement and attainment, thanks to both pedagogical changes and new ways of learning engendered by ‘anytime anywhere’ access to information and learning tools.
Mobile technology is going to be an unstoppable change agent in education.
Practically every one of our students--rich and poor, wise and less wise--is walking around with a powerful computing device in his or her hand. These students are changing the nature of their education using those devices, whether they realize it or not--and whether we help them or not.
"Two 16-year-old Saltash students will see 18 months of software design work come to fruition when their new school timetable app goes live in Apple's iTunes Store on Thursday (September 8), the day students return to school.
Ryan King and Ethan Pearce, of Saltash.net Community School"
"A new research project by the Open University explores the much-debated concept of "the digital native". The university does this by making full use of the rich resource which is its own highly diverse student body."