Task 2. Discuss the questions.
1. What portable electronic devices are mentioned in the text?
2. Which of them are described?
3. How do tablet computers differ from laptops?
4. What tasks are tablet computers optimized for?
5. What features do tablet computers possess?
6. What feature is necessary to use external devices with a tablet computer?
7. What examples of e-books do you know?
8. Which display would you prefer: an e-paper one or an LCD? Why?
9. What devices are combined in a smartphone?
Task 3. Define whether the sentences are true or false.
1. All e-book readers can have only an LCD display.
2. Smartphones and small tablet computers are basically different devices.
3. Tablet computers differ from laptops because they normally don't have keyboards or touchpads.
4. A GPS navigator is nowadays a part of any smartphone.
5. With solid-state drives, tablet computers work quicker and longer.
6. Tablet computers are optimized for producing texts.
Task 4. Continue the sentence.
1. Many LCD e-readers …
a. combine the functionality of a PDA and a mobile phone.
b. can perform many different tasks in addition to displaying e-books.
c. often use a wireless Bluetooth connection.
2. An e-paper display…
a. was usually a separate device.
b. is still needed in order to use some programs.
c. is designed to look a lot like an actual page in a book.
3. The entire screen of a tablet computer allows you …
a. to read books even outdoors in full sun.
b. to use your finger as a mouse pointer.
c. to purchase a 3G or 4G data plan in addition to normal cell service.
4. An LCD screen reader …
a. is better for viewing magazines.
b. causes less eye strain.
c. is used for managing phone numbers, addresses, calendars, and other information.
5. Tablet computers have …
a. an external keyboard or other peripherals.
b. an e-paper display.
c. built-in Wi-Fi.
Task 5. Match the words (1-7) with the definitions (A-G).
1. Bluetooth. 2. Voice activation. 3. Lithium-ion battery. 4. 3G network. 5. Text message. 6. Call waiting. 7. Voicemail.
A. A power source in cell phones.
B. A short, written message sent to or from a cell phone.
C. A cell phone feature that alerts of incoming calls during another call.
D. A feature that calls a number by speaking instead of by dialing.
E. A feature that lets you leave or listen to an electronic message.
F. A wireless network that connects a phone with other devices.
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G. A wireless network that sends and receives data.
Task 6. Find English equivalents.
Надіслати електронну пошту, перевіряти розклад, сенсорний екран, споживати енергію, перевага планшета, безліч додатків, оновити інформацію, економити простір, замість набору номерів, щоб поліпшити якість, важлива особливість приладу, дротяний зв'язок, залишити повідомлення.
TEXT 22 B. LEARNING ON THE GO
Once just a device to access online and offline data (contacts, calendars, enterprise sales), incredible leaps in technology are providing PDA users the opportunity to interact with data - from manipulating and transforming data through script-enabled web pages, to streaming video and real-time chat.
This ability to manipulate data through a PDA has been made possible by the advances in device technology. Faster processors, more RAM, and more robust applications have made the PDA superior. With further advances in screen technology PDAs have moved from "dumb" devices to multimedia appliances. Users now command a tremendous computing experience in the palm of their hand.
This evolution of the PDA is happening at an opportune moment as well. Two trends are pointing to a moment when this new device will become a major component of corporate learning worldwide.
The first trend is that corporations worldwide are looking for alternative training means to offset expensive travel. Corporations realize that employees need to continually be educated in product information, sales techniques, and customer service, but they also realize sky-rocketing costs of instructor-led training is not cost effective. As a result, many corporations have turned to distance and e-learning. Whether through established providers or software platforms corporations are embracing e-learning as a low-cost, yet effective, means to in-class training.
The second trend is the growing proliferation of telecommuting and teleworking employees. Spread out over vast geographic distances and often employed in "in-the-field" activities, these employees have difficulty sometimes even getting to a computer to engage in e-learning. They use their phones and PDAs to manage their lives, their relationship with the office, and the enterprise data they access wirelessly.
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It's not hard to see an application for the multimedia PDA as a conduit between the employee and the learning intervention. No longer tethered even to the PC (but having the same computing and display power at their fingertips) employees can access curriculum and material on their own time. With video, sound, and especially full interaction, this new PDA will soon become the cornerstone of corporate training.
But it's not quite there now. Even though PDAs have almost achieved the technical level required for employees to utilize them as learning tools, a variety of environmental factors required for this global corporate use have not yet been implemented.
As you may have guessed, this discussion about the PDA as a learning tool is not confined to corporate training. Although perhaps the best application (as the PDA has become a serious tool within businesses today), this newly evolving role for the PDA has applications in other learning environments as well-elementary and high school, colleges, and adult learning.
Just as important as keeping people trained about corporate policies and new products, the PDA can also become a way for people to access courseware, information, and educational tools for whatever reason - from curiosity about physics to a discussion about Poe.
The PDA is rapidly becoming central to our lives. This growing importance of a device to manage our data and our access to information will enable us to maximize learning when we need it.
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