Globally, mobile technology is currently very prominent in the lives of children; national ministries and local
schools have conducted experiments with mobile devices for a range of different teaching and learning purposes
(Chiasson & Gutwin, 2005). According to the Sesame Workshop (2007), almost all children in the U.S. have access
to a mobile device, with 93 percent of 6-to-9-year-old living in a home with a cell phone. In addition, over 50