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2.2 Other Portable Devices That Can Enhance Your Educational Experience

A 2014 study by the Pew Research Center showed that from 2013 to 2014, the number of
Americans who owned a tablet computer rose, from 31% to 42% of the population (Zickuhr
& Rainie, 2014). As you can see in Figure 2.1, the most common use of the tablet was for
checking e-mail, social networking, looking up information on the Internet, watching TV, and
shopping.

Figure 2.1: Tablet usage: Prevalence of tablet computing

Do you have a tablet? If so, what do you use it for most often?

Data from “Understanding Tablet Use: A Multi-method Exploration,” by H. Müller, J. L. Gove, and J. S. Webb, 2012 (http://static
.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/research.google.com/en/us/pubs/archive/38135.pdf); and “Tablet and
E-reader Ownership,” by K. Zickuhr and L. Rainie, 2014 (http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/01/16/tablet-and-e-reader-ownership).

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