IPod touches are incredibly easy to take with you. Even more perfect now, thanks to the price. More natural even, thanks to direct manipulation.įor a kid, and for anyone who doesn't need a phone or want anything as big as a tablet, the iPod touch is the perfect device. iOS is as natural a tool as a stick and dirt, a pen and paper, a keyboard and display. It's something that, for them, has always existed. Technology isn't something new or strange to either of them or to any child. He thanks Siri for helping him out and chats with Siri as I imagine he would a robot pal.) With it, he could communicate with his parents - and his godfather! - as an equal digital citizen.
The 5-year old can read and write remarkably well now but before he could, he used Siri to both hear and dictate iMessages. They play the very occasional game, watch the very occasional video. They learn about science and math and geography and everything else the App Store has to teach them. They practice their French and Italian in Duolingo. They don't need phones (there's FaceTime for that!). Both my 5-year old and 8-year old god children have iPod touches.
