{"id":6537,"date":"2021-01-19T01:13:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T06:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/?p=6537"},"modified":"2021-01-19T11:10:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T16:10:27","slug":"hillels-tech-corner-tinytaps-innovative-way-to-limit-childrens-screen-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/hillels-tech-corner-tinytaps-innovative-way-to-limit-childrens-screen-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillel’s Tech Corner: TinyTap\u2019s innovative way to limit children\u2019s screen time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By: HILLEL FULD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published in the Jerusalem Post<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 JULY 23, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historians will analyze the year 2020 for generations to come, and if our current situation is any indication, they will label this year \u201cThe year that everything changed.\u201dThink about it. What has not changed in 2020? Work has fundamentally been transformed. Social interactions look nothing like they used to. Really, you can pretty much take any part of our 2019 routine and realize that in 2020, it is no longer the same. Education, of course, is no different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time will tell how COVID-19 impacted our children\u2019s education and whether those effects are reversible. But one thing is for sure: Our kids are dependent on mobile and tablet devices now more than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The amount of time children are spending on their devices in 2020 is unprecedented, which creates somewhat of a conflict. On the one hand, with no regular classes, this is how they learn. On the other, we know the effects of these screens on our brains when we spend too much time staring at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One way of handling this challenge is limiting the child\u2019s screen time. A Tel Aviv-based start-up called TinyTap <\/a>is taking a different approach to make the most of your kids\u2019 screen time. Understanding that these devices are the means by which children communicate, learn and play, the company offers a way to leverage the time they spend on their devices to maximize independent home learning. TinyTap offers kids the opportunity to learn by playing games created by local teachers worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this approach in mind, TinyTap takes the \u201cschool system\u201d out of the learning experience and enables kids to learn directly from teachers worldwide, while teachers split the revenue and get paid for the games they create on the TinyTap platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT IS TinyTap exactly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a platform, available on both iOS and Android, that is used by teachers worldwide to create interactive educational games on their own, easily and for free without knowing how to code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These games are shared in TinyTap\u2019s Marketplace, and then accessed by learners or their parents through a monthly or yearly subscription. It currently has over 180,000 games in 24 languages.\u201cTinyTap was created out of my own personal needs. I wanted to help my dad, who was diagnosed with dementia, hold on to his memories by turning his family photos into interactive, personalized activities,\u201d said TinyTap CEO Yogev Shelly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe quickly realized that TinyTap could offer a personalized learning experience for everyone. As a marketplace, we\u2019re cutting out the dependency on a local education system. TinyTap gives parents the tools to teach their kids any subject at home and enables teachers, as content creators, to get paid for doing what they love the most.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How big is this market? The United States education market was valued at around $1.35 trillion in 2017, and is expected to reach approximately $2 trillion by 2026. K-12 dominates that market, in which spending was over $700 billion in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to TinyTap\u2019s latest investor, Aleph, in a piece they wrote explaining the decision to invest, \u201cTinyTap pivoted from selling to schools and teachers to selling teachers\u2019 content directly to parents. The company added subscriptions in order to move faster and charge those who get direct value: the parents. In short, it flipped to a SaaS-based B2C company and succeeded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bottom line here is, \u201cIf you can\u2019t beat \u2018em, join \u2018em.\u201d Instead of trying to limit their time on devices, TinyTap ensures that children\u2019s screen time is put to good use instead of it becoming an obstacle to their cognitive development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company\u2019s mission is to change current educational method with the close cooperation of teachers, in order to help teach kids in their most common surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/jpost-tech\/hillels-tech-corner-tinytaps-innovative-way-to-limit-childrens-screen-time-636153<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comment: I think this approach is interesting because it is different than many of the other articles which claim screen time limits are the way to go. I can see why the TinyTap approach would work in a year like 2020 when there is no perfect solution. TinyTap embraces the shift toward technology but redirects kids’ online activity, making it more productive and educational. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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