While stumbling around the BBC News, Technology Section I came across this piece from about 6 months ago. Someone has created an email client and browser for toddlers.

The idea is to protect them from sex and drugs spam and other unsavoury aspects of the internet, while at the same time give them access to the web’s more useful and entertaining sides.

OK, so that’s all very nice but I’m wondering, If children are being taught to use a mouse, before they use a pen, taught to use a virtual paintbrush, before they learn to use a real one, how long will it be before computer literacy tests are usurped by ‘paper literacy’ tests….?