"Smart Start: Creating new contexts for learning in the 21st century" presents the findings from the second phase of a project that was designed to explore the ways in which tablet technologies can be used to extend learning in early childhood settings.
Nicola Yelland, Professor of Education and Caja Gilbert, Research Officer from Victoria University, Melbourne undertook research on behalf of IBM KidSmart Early Learning Program. This report presents the findings from the second phase of a project that was designed to explore the ways in which tablet technologies can be used to extend learning in early childhood settings.In the first report (Yelland & Gilbert, 2013) it was indicated that the project was designed to build on the successful IBM KidSmart Early Learning Program by exploring the potential of tablet technologies for knowledge building, meaning making and learning in the early years.