Tablet for Kids Course
Research highlighting the educational benefits of touchscreen technology for youngsters encouraged the launch of the T4K course in 2015. Developed in collaboration with our partner 1SEED, this initiative was pilot-tested in India to combat e-illiteracy among children aged 9 to 13, aiming to integrate them into the information society. Together with our partners we crafted the content encompassing fundamental digital skills and more advanced competencies. By the end of the course, children will have developed essential abilities such as taking pictures, shooting videos, drawing, and creating music, along with more complex skills like Internet searching, writing, calculating, and presenting sophisticated topics to their classmates. This comprehensive approach ensures a meaningful and engaging introduction to the digital world for young learners.
I have never experienced anything like this before. The ST Foundation India brought this amazing course called ‘Tablet for Kids on Wheels’ to our school, and it was like magic! We didn’t have fancy schools or access to computers or tablets like kids in the big cities. We discovered these fantastic tablets with the new course and learned how to use them. The teachers were very patient and showed us all the different activities like drawing, reading, and even learning mathematics in a fun way. I made new friends from my village who were just as excited as me. It felt like a new world had opened up, and we couldn’t get enough of it. Now, I feel like a little tech expert, and even helped my grandparents learn how to use the tablet. Thank you, ST Foundation.
Aryan, a 10-year-old
[1] All details on the organization are available on its website: https://seedlearn.org/about/