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**PlayStation Portable (PSP) and Mathematics**



**//With the invasion of technology, schools are being force to adopt some kind of digital device to enhance their teaching. Some of these items include the use of computers, laptops, Interactive boards, IMacs and IPads. The Play Station Portable or PSP is another item that is becoming very popular among the educational community in some countries. "Over the last 3 years, PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) has been purchased and used extensively by thousands of students in hundreds of UK educational and training institutions. The combination of the PSP system's games heritage and its ability to capture and play open standard educational digital content via audio, video, and internet has made it a compelling mobile learning platform." (http://uk.playstation.com/education/). Other countries like Singapore, have taken advantage of the capability, capacity and size of the PSP. The PSP is a reasonably cheap item, in comparison to a much heavier personal computer or a more expensive IPad and it is something that students are already using. In some countries the PSP is bei//****//ng offered at an educational price to schools and students.//**



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**The History of the PlayStation Portable ** ====//On March 24th, 2005 the PlayStation Portable arrived in the United States. The Sony PlayStation Portable was a powerful gaming/multimedia device. This new device was capable of many things such as playing music, movies, games, viewing pictures, running various applications, and even surfing the Internet. In September 5th, 2007 the PSP 2000 was released it the United States. It was lighter, slimmer, and sleeker update of the first PSP. The second generation of PSP'S had AV output for video and game playback on TV'S and it also improved the load time for games; and better graphics. In August 20th of 2008 the PSP 3000 came to the market maintaining its compact size but with an enhanced LCD screen and a built-in microphone. In 2009 Sony presented their PSP Go with 16GB of internal memory and it had an expansion slot for additional memory plus Bluetooth connectivity. The combination of its system's games heritage and its capability to do many things such as playing music, games, viewing pictures, running various application, and even surfing the internet makes the PlayStaion Portable an excellent educational device.// ====

**Ethics**

=== Everything seems to indicate that the PlayStation Portable has the same abilities and potential as any portable computer with the advantage of being smaller and less expensive. Because this devise was developed to fulfill the needs of video game enthusiast, it caries an stigma that prevents it from gaining popularity withing parents and educators. The PSP is view by many as a distraction and a harming device due to the many violent games that are compatible to it. The many things that makes the PSP a great educational tool can also make it an impediment for the success of some students. The biggest issues with both parents and educators would be privacy issues and possibles copy right infringement from students. ===

**The Future** ===// In June 9th 2011, Sony presented their PlayStation Vita; this device is expected to launch later this year in Japan, and worldwide in 2012, and will retail for $250 for the Wi-Fi-only model, and $300 for a 3G version running on AT&T. The PSP has gained a great popularity in Great Britain within educators and students really enjoy learning using this popular device. As more people discover the great benefits that this device has to offer to the academic success of many students its future in the school setting could be infinite. //===

= **Links** = How PSP is used in the classroom

http://www.connectededucation.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92&Itemid=103 PSP in the classroom http://www.connectededucation.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92&Itemid=103 Sony PlayStation Education Initiative http://uk.playstation.com/education/ School in Singapore http://www.sumsinsingapore.com/ http://us.playstation.com/psvita/ = =