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It’s A Smartphone Life: More Than Half Of U.S. Children Now Have One

MindShift

Just over half of children in the United States — 53 percent — now own a smartphone by the age of 11. These stats come from a new, nationally representative survey of media use among children ages 8-18, by Common Sense Media, which has been tracking this since 2003. About 1 in 5 children has a phone by age 8.

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Nearly 60% of Teens Use Their Own Mobile Devices in School for Learning

The Innovative Educator

Elementary schools may also be exploring various types of blended learning. When it came to particular types of devices, students see the smartphone as the ideal device for communicating with teachers (46 percent) and classmates (72 percent) and for social media (64 percent).