Children's education market is changing as smart devices become popular. Smart
devices are nowadays actively applied in childhood education, beyond watching videos
on computers and smartphones. Late last year, a local communications firm launched a
robot named 'Albert' which can play the role of a tutor. The robot can read books, play
word card game or play animated films by getting instructions from the application of
a smartphone installed in its body. 'Near kids' is an application for children that helps
interactive communications among kids, parents as well as teachers and owners of
academies via smartphones. The app helps academies to run their institutions more
efficiently. With the app, the academies can send notifications to parents as well as
sending them pictures of what their children are doing in the academies. It also
enables parents to send various requests to academies such as medicating their
children and allowing them to leave early. The app also informs the arrival time of
shuttle bus in real time. Moreover, 'Kids Pad,' a tablet PC for children was also
introduced. It can adjust brightness of the screen to help children's eyesight. It has
Korean and English educational contents for children. It is becoming a must have item
for parents. Let's take a look at ICT technologies embedded in children's industry, its
pros and cons as well as the effective ways to use them.