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    {"title" :"Trends on Tuesday: Kids are Going Mobile","summary" : "From the time they can grasp an object in their hands, children are reaching for electronic gadgets of all kinds—particularly our smartphones and tablets. The early adoption of mobile is growing each year as evidenced by this infographic from EveryDayFamily.com. 30 percent of 2- to","date" : "2013-09-10T02:31:38-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"lisa-wilcox" : "Lisa Wilcox"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2013/09/2013-09-10-trends-on-tuesday-kids-are-going-mobile.md","slug" : "trends-on-tuesday-kids-are-going-mobile","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/09/10/trends-on-tuesday-kids-are-going-mobile/","content" :"\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2013/09/info-kids-mobile-technology-takeover-everydayfamily1-212x1024-212x300.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Infographic about children\u0026#39;s adoption of mobile technology.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n From the time they can grasp an object in their hands, children are reaching for electronic gadgets of all kinds—particularly our smartphones and tablets.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe early adoption of mobile is growing each year as evidenced by this infographic from \u003ca href=\"http://www.everydayfamily.com/blog/kids-and-the-mobile-technology-takeover/\"\u003eEveryDayFamily.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 percent of 2- to 5-year-olds in the U.S. already know how to operate a smartphone or tablet computer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e61 percent can play a basic computer game.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19% of elementary school students have smartphones,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e42% of middle school children are using them\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e56% of high school teens.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmartphones and tablets are very easy to use, as children have learned early how to swipe and scroll. Many apps for smartphones and tablets are now targeting children. According to the infographic, designers are gearing their efforts in the following ways:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e46% are Games for Fun\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e42% are Math and Puzzles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28% are Art \u0026amp; Music\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19% are Character Based\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are examples of mobile targeting children’s games like \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/mobile/Applications/sto/\"\u003eCDC’s Solve the Outbreak\u003c/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"http://humanorigins.si.edu/resources/multimedia/mobile-apps\"\u003eSmithsonian’s Meanderthal\u003c/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/visit/tours-and-guides/mobile-app.html\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art’s  Your Art\u003c/a\u003e, which has a specific Kid’s Tour section. As government thinks \u003ca href=\"https://digital.gov/2013/09/30/mobile-first/\" title=\"Mobile First\"\u003emobile first\u003c/a\u003e, these agencies remember that mobile is a channel for children of all ages.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLisa Wilcox, U.S. Department of Agriculture\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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