Everyone ought to be able to read and write; few people within the global mainstream would argue with that statement. But should everyone be able to program computers? The question is becoming critically important as digital technology plays an ever more central role in daily life. The movement to make code literacy a basic tenet of education is gaining momentum, and its success or failure will have a huge impact…

A new survey, conducted by the British Education Suppliers Association (BESA) in May, suggests that schools that have the means to invest in tablet technology like the iPad are holding back until Windows 8 is released — if it meets expectations, then a number of integration concerns could be wiped out.

Now that access to mobile phones and other electronics is widespread, there are fears of a new digital divide: Poorer kids are wasting more time on their assorted electronic and computer gadgets than more affluent peers.

This week’s post is about HOW to get girls and young women the supports they need to be leaders in the computing-related fields. And, computing is NOT an easy game for anyone to master, especially young girls and women in our culture.

Carlos Bueno wants your 5-year-old to think like a programmer. By day, Bueno is a Facebook engineer. He helps hone software on the servers underpinning the world’s largest social network. But he moonlights as a children’s author. His first book is called Lauren Ipsum, and it’s a fairy tale that seeks to introduce children — as young as five or as old as 12 — to the concepts of computer…

Dozens of teachers specialising in computer science are to work in English schools thanks to a partnership between Google and the charity Teach First.

Parents need to be vigilant about the effects of constant stimulation. TAKE a look around you and, in cars, shopping centres and restaurants, chances are you’ll find young children engrossed, not in the world around them, but in their new digital reality.

ZooWhiz – EdAlive’s new online learning system uses a freemium approach. There are many services that have also adopted this model…

EdAlive’s Typing Tournament is a stand out for the teaching of typing at school The ComputEd Gazette had the following to say: “Terrific graphics design sets this EdAlive title apart from all others. Featuring a medieval theme, Typing Tournament takes beginning typists, as well as more experienced users, from basic Home Row instruction to Expert, and anywhere in-between. It includes an Admin section for teachers to manage groups, or print…

ARE your children spending too much time talking and texting on their mobile phones? According to new research, it’s your fault. Or more specifically, the fault of the genes you passed on to them.