A BATTLE THAT WAS....
Coming from a traditional background where getting up early
, reading books , rationed T.V time were the norm and deeply in grained in the
conditioning , being not so kind to technology and its frills came naturally to
me. But being a blogger and an open minded aware mother of two, I have
experienced so many positive offshoots of the technology in my personal and
professional life .Today I do accept the fact that ‘LIKE IT OR NOT THE
TECHNOLOGY IS HERE TO STAY AND TOUCH ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR LIVES meaningfully
provided we use it in balance.
This timewhen I was invited to attend the Micro max Blogger’s
meet & product launch event at the
Grand , Delhi. It was an absolute pleasure to explore the all new Canvas Tabby – the family tab with a dual
mode- A regular android mode for parents and a special kids mode too. The
product was , indeed , designed keeping things in perspective and being very
kids friendly as the same time. T he TOUCH & LEARN
feature addressed the needs of kids to explore the device in their own
way , enhance their METACOGNITION (skill of learning to learn ) and attain
information literacy .
As the product specs of the tabby were rolled out I realised
that canvas tabby was truly a tool to an end...an end that wasn’t only
entertainment oriented but educational too. With 100+ preloaded apps , 500+
videos , age appropriate content designed by experts , engaging interfaces and
unique features like separate profiles (of course password protected!!! ) for
each child in the family and more , one can’t ask for more in the price tagged
to it.
What struck a chord
in me were actually a few things like
how effortlessly the canvas tabby could double up as learning and pure play
platform for kids and as an absolute work tool for parents; How beautifully the
product design team stepped into a parents shoes before finalising all aspects
of the product and last but the most
interesting aspect was that the parental controls were aligned such that they
can set passwords , time limits to the kid’s tech – time , add / block &
promote content and and that they can view reports on what their kids have been
upto. As per their promote content feature , we as parents can ensure 10 mins
of English learning or maths practise before the kids begin with their games.
Today when are so proactively making our kids future ready , we certainly should look into such well
thought and designed technological aids to help them gain an edge. Our kids
have the ICT literacy already built in their DNA and companies like Micro max are
researching enough to facilitate and develop these skills further. It wouldn’t be an
exaggeration to comment that ignoring the Micro max CANVAS TABBY would be like
compromising on kid’s skills for success...the skills for 2025!!!
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