Switched-on Parents ahead of Primary Schools in use of iPads for Learning
Schools must act quickly as the digital divide is increasingLondon, August 15th – Tech savvy and engaged parents are using iPad apps to give their children a head start in education, and are keen for primary schools to follow their lead. The leading UK education app developer, Apps in My Pocket, conducted a survey of 456 parents. It revealed how the iPad is changing the way children are learning to read and write. Parents using the iPad or iPhone as a learning tool for 3-7 year olds were surveyed by Apps in My Pocket. Parents that were using education apps at home were overwhelmingly in