Wow! It’s mind-boggling how fast technology is multiplying. It’s the age not just of information but now of digital information. So many possibilities lie ahead for our students to read, to explore, to create, to learn, to connect via cyberspace.
To think many of our students don’t have computers at home, their parents are computer illiterate and don’t understand the demands of the 21st century learner, let alone how many teachers are behind in technology themselves. Digital paths open up the world to our students, broadens their scope vicariously, empowers them as writers, publishers, photographers, design artists---on and on stream the possibilities.
Another of thought from my pragmatic side is that immediately the need for keyboarding skill is incumbent upon today's students so their fingers can find their way quickly for the many activities they can perform on computers. Text messaging can be with only two thumbs or fingers, and that’s a large part of how young people communicate today electronically. But that is not adequate for the new WWW world of Whatever, Whenever, Wherever.