Mammoth Graphics is not alone in claiming that mobiles and tablets are becoming increasingly present in the classroom as a highly effective learning tool. With websites like Movellas.com encouraging teenagers from all over the world to read and write on the go with their newly renovated app, students are finding better and more enjoyable ways to access the tools they need to learn. Reading on devices has overtaken reading printed material for young people- research from the National Literary Trust in 2013 found that 39% of young people aged 8-16 read daily using electronic devices, including tablets, but only 28% read printed materials. Furthermore, 52% said that they would rather read on electronic devices, while only a third said that they would prefer print.
The graphics provider has worked diligently over the past few months to work to create an app that not only meets the needs of young people who wish to study on a device, but also the teachers who want virtual learning tools with a strong educational focus to support their students in and outside the classroom. With a handpicked selection of teachers, artists and actors, Phil Long, MD of Mammoth Graphics, has met his aim of enabling the app to appeal to every end of the spectrum. In an interview, he said that, "
Children across the
country are revising for their GCSEs this month. Whilst traditional study apps
merely replicate the content of study guides, Mammoth’s new app will make a
real impact on young people’s learning. As research has shown, technology has
changed the way pupils read, understand and process information, so we
identified the need for a fresh approach to study guides."
"Studies show we all
learn in different ways - we decided that the app should have an audio reading
of the analysis, to cater to students that are aural learners. For many students, such as those with
dyslexia, reading chunks of text is difficult, and in this instance the app
offers what a conventional study guide cannot. Visualising the characters is
useful for those learners who may struggle to remember who is who. The guide
can also be used on the move - so students can do a bit of extra study on the
bus to school or college, as well as just listen to the content when their eyes
are weary from a long day’s study!"
Mammoth's latest venture has proven to teachers and critics of the current English Literature GCSE syllabus that even with a text that has been studied for years, technological advances can freshen up the dreary classroom approach and get more students actually engaged in what they study.
Interested in the app? Get it on IOS and Android devices for studying, or just reading on the go :)
The app can be purchased here: Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store
Interested in the app? Get it on IOS and Android devices for studying, or just reading on the go :)
The app can be purchased here: Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store
Actors including
Andy Robb, Jim Harper and Katie Warren voiced the text and
digital artist Ozan
Civit illustrated the characters and locations of the novella.
Until next time :)
