ABSTRACT
In developing countries mobile broadband coverage reaches around 20 per cent of people. One thing that seems clear is that mobiles and handhelds are being more widely used by both teachers and learners alike than any other technology to date. The UNESCO survey, 'the most comprehensive investigation of mobile reading in developing countries to date', was completed by more than 4,000 people in seven countries such as Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan and Zimbabwe. This raises one of the most fundamental questions about the use of handhelds and mobiles in schools. It is a situation many educators have been seeking for a considerable time, and one in which technology will also be key to spreading the message. Legendary education reformer John Dewey recognised this need: A society which is mobile, which is full of channels for the distribution of a change occurring anywhere, must see to it that its members are educated to personal initiative and adaptability.
