After watching a few Ted Talks for inspiration, I am
beginning to realize that the possibilities to engage youth for educational
purposes using mobile technology are endless.
Shilo Shiv Suleman’s Ted Talk on ‘using
tech to enable dreaming’ introduced Khoya, her new interactive storybook
for iPad that links magic, earth and technology to share a story about
contemporary India. She saw the iPad as an interactive storytelling device that
has the ability to create a multi-sensory experience for users and since it is
location-based, can connect people from all over the world. The Khoya storybook
uses mobile technologies such as Augmented Reality and GPS to create
interactions that make the reader actively seek out natural environments. It triggers
children’s imagination by making them the main character in the story and
assigns them simple tasks such as taking a picture of a tree or a flower and
adds it to the story. Khoya takes traditional storytelling to a whole other
level.
New and exciting games and apps on mobile devices create
endless opportunities for creating personalized educational experiences for
youth. The mobile device has the ability to encourage youth to go out and
explore their environment, take photos, take videos, conduct interviews and
record data.
CES is constantly looking for new and innovative ways to
engage youth, in particular indigenous youth, to promote and preserve their
culture and environment. We’re approaching a very exciting time for innovation
and using technology to educate, inspire, and motivate today’s youth to make a
difference in their community and the world.
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