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.

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…

Experts warn that parents need to monitor their children’s use of tablet computers and ensure that there is a balance of adult/child interaction in their use.