The issue focused by web designers on Tuesday night at the Consumer Electronics Show was whether young children should be exposed to desktop computers or tablets in primary schools. Although several firms tried to convince parents that computers would never replace primary education, while experts acknowledged that education officials might soon require schools to encourage computer use in secondary schools. Peter Coleman, executive vice president for corporate communications at Hewlett Packard, called for schools to encourage computer use as part of their curriculum and warned against damaging parents’ attitudes by urging them to switch