Children and Computers: What They Know, What They Do

Abstract

This chapter describes the design, the methodology, and the preliminary results of the research Children and Computer. Experience and Conceptual Frameworks (3-6). The research, started in 2004, is supported by IBM Foundation Italy and University of Milan-Bicocca—Dipartimento di Scienze Umane per la Formazione “Riccardo Massa.” The research team, led by Professor Susanna Mantovani, includes: Chiara Bove, Paolo Ferri, Valentina Garzia, Susanna Mantovani, Anna Poli, Donata Ripamonti, and Angelo Failla (IBM Foundation Italy), Morgana Stell (IBM Foundation Italy).