Mobile Application

Assignment of
Mobile Application


Date:10
th
June 2014
Adoption of mobile applications in the field of
education
In schools (primary and secondary) and universities

Prepared by: M.A.A Bandara (PGDIM/13/02)
Assignment Type: Group (Full Time)
Module: 104.2(Mobile Application)
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Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2
Identify the mobile application in field of education ................................................................. 3
Type of mobile application which can use in education ............................................................ 4
The application of mobile apps in education ............................................................................. 5
Benefit of mobile application..................................................................................................... 7
Limitation of mobile application ............................................................................................... 8
Adoption of mobile apps in future education ............................................................................ 9
Conclusion and recommendation ............................................................................................. 10











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Introduction
“Education is light of life”. This sense education is stand people in word for their life. The
technology is support for any field including the education. At the beginning people there in
education is a basic need but now it becomes compulsory needs. When find the answer for
how people educated is difficult to identify. But the way of education shows in different
concept. The technology is there people to learn and gain knowledge. Now people avoid
books, pen, pencil, the field of education. The new evolution of education brings new concept
and application.
 Mobile learning
 Mobile application
 E learning
 Distance learning
 E books
 Education software
 Technology device
People in the world move one place to another in one second for their need such as banking,
tourism, entertainment. Therefore they need mobile device and mobile applications which
can use in different stage. In field of education mobile application is important and this
assignment discusses how it is.





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Identify the mobile application in field of education
Mobile application defined as a software application which is running in mobile device.
People can use it as a handheld device for various tasks. If anybody using it for education
purpose that is education mobile application. The best example is the person who involves in
education and use mobile apps for practice correct pronunciation.

Mobile apps and device can use in education purpose such as smart phones, tablet. E books.
Mobile application

Mobile Device

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Type of mobile application which can use in education
Education is collection of fields to achieve the main goal. It has many subcomponents. The
mobile application can apply for education section or sub components to perform education
purpose such as academic or nonacademic.
Academic purpose
Academic section is the main role of in education field. It has major role and they can use
mobile application.

Nonacademic purpose
In school system nonacademic is important to run the school. Mobile apps help to get more
benefit for success of nonacademic service.
 Attendance apps
 Apps for admin
 Event schedule apps

Administartive
laptop
Smart phone
Administrative
apps
Video conferance
Time table shedual
Teachers,lecturers
laptops
smartphone
google apps
event calander
record submit
apps
e books
titorials
time table shedual
Students
laptop
smart phones
tablets
e books
wiki
google apps
power school for
students
event managment
Record rankig apps
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The application of mobile apps in education
In this, I like to discuss how mobile application involves in education field by section.
Administrative view point of
Education provide formal and non-formal learning environment to the learner. Therefore the
organization should have management system to carry out process. The mobile application is
one successive application to good management help to administrative. There are more
mobile apps can down in many stores and mobile dives helps to follow them.
 Event schedule - laptop, tablet, goggle calendar, event manager
 Keep records in on line(cloud service) - drop box, SkyDrive, dspace, goggle drive
 Communication purpose - email, chat application, video conference apps
 Accounting – laptop, tablet, basic accounting, xero accounting
 Documenting – laptops, tablets, goggle docs
Learning point of view
The benefiter of the education is leaner other than others. To gain the knowledge via
education organization such as school that mobile application is more power in this
generation.
 Portable device usage is higher – tablet, smart phone, laptop
 Communicating with teacher and peers – chat application(skype,viber), email, online
discussion
 Student centered education – surface internet student self(smart phone, tablet),
 Keep records in cloud – skydrive. Google drive
 Involve active member in education field – online discussion


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Others point of view
Nonacademic staff and other education related people are important to school. They also can
use mobile application to achieve targets.
 Support school extra curricula activates
 Inter relation with school via mobile apps
 Access to updated information
 Notification of the school

Above all the application can download windows store, Samsung apps, nokia apps, Google
play, app store, blackberry world.




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Benefit of mobile application
Mobile application provides more benefit for people who are in education field.
 Principal
 Teachers
 Students
 Education employments
 Nonacademic staff
 Parents
 Association
Follow are the benefit when use the mobile application.
 Powerful communicative system in education field among people ex. Social media
 Sharing education e sources via mobile application ex. ebooks, kindle
 Strength relationship ex- parents and administrative of school
 Access school information right people right time- ex. Google calendar
 Update new event right time
 Learning process is success via right information
 Financial purpose can do accuracy
 Motivated learning process ex. M learning. E learning
 Allow to develop centralized information system ex dropbox, skydrive, google drive.





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Limitation of mobile application
No limitation for mobile application. The apps and device made for world in various aspects.
In education the application of mobile apps and device can identify the limitation. Some
limitation is success for education purpose and some are difficult to carry the education
process.

 Cost of mobile application and device
 Limitation access for mobile application
 Security issues
 Legal limitation
 Social limitation
 Communication limitation









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Adoption of mobile apps in future education
 To improve mobile learning effectiveness, students and teachers need help adopting
effective learning and teaching practice in content.
 The mobile application typically occurs outside of the class room in school.
 The tablets are the most effective device use for mobile application.
 Students use their mobile for collaborative learning.
 Lifelong learning concept applies.
 Use mobile device for interactive learning and problem based purpose.
 Use mobile application for blended leering.











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Conclusion and recommendation
The adoption of mobile application in education field of school is providing more strength
learning process. The implementation of this application is impotent and continues process is
needed to right time. The administrative people need to think more about the application of
mobile device and apps.
 Identify the boundary of mobile application
 Must predefine the authority
 Monitor the usage of mobile application in by school administrative
 Remember to keep the update
 Allocate Restriction for school information from external party.
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