ICT in my Classroom

At Priestsic before the half term break I assembled a small tech team from some Year 6 children (Hewson, Corey and Ryan) to take a closer look at the new LG Shine phone.

Before we looked at the new phone we chatted briefly about the features of a mobile device that they felt were most important. What features did they consider to be essential for a good phone?

• MP3 Player
• Bluetooth connectivity
• Camera + editor
• Calendar
• Calculator
• Alarm
• Video Player
• Internet
• Voice recorder
• Games
• Pincode (Security being very important)
• Good memory
• Calculator

We checked the Shine over and the team was pleased with the “functionality” as Corey put it

So we decided to look more closely at three aspects and rate it out of 10. We looked at aesthetics (how good looking is it!), ergonomics (how easy is it to use physically and in the interface) and functionality. These are what the team

Corey

Aesthetics: 9.8

Ergonomics: 8.5 

Functionality: 9.9

Overall: 8.9

Ryan

Aesthetics: 10

Ergonomics: 8 

Functionality: 10

Overall: 9.5

Hewson

Aesthetics: 10

Ergonomics: 8 

Functionality: 9.5

Overall: 9.5

These are their comments.

Ryan: “Buttons are hard to press and a bit big. But other than that a great phone!”

Corey: ” Buttons hard to press – not easy to use, weighs too much.”

Hewson: “Good settings but buttons are a bit iffy. The weight could be a problem.”

The children really enjoyed exploring and reviewing the technology in a constructive way and articulated their thoughts very well, they supported their opinions with concrete examples – such as the problem of weight when the pocket is in your tracksuit and you are running about.

Well done team you did a great job!

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