Like most young people, Jamal and Ana love downloading and playing with Apps. According to a Pew Internet study in 2011 many parents downloaded apps for their children. Common Sense Media noted that the number of children using mobile media has doubled and the time spent using mobile apps has tripled. When working online, children aren't usually aware that parents have to enter a credit card in order to pay for apps on mobile devices. Although many apps are free, even free apps can have costs because many commercial apps have "freemium" options that encourage purchases. Although many of these apps are free, most commercial apps have options for in-app purchases. Parental gates can help protect you against unintentional spending! For more information, check out the Huffington Post article on parental gates that describes changes to Children’s Online Privacy Protection rule COPPA .
In the video series below, find out how Jamal helps Ana solve her problem. Can Jamal help Ana live 'appily ever after? You can further explore these ideas in this lesson I wrote for EconEdLink.org that uses the videos. Comments are closed.
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