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Two studies on teachers' views of the impact of digital media on children's learning were just released, one by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and the other by Common Sense Media.

This is part two of two in a series addressing our children's education. Question: Are texting and social media sites harming our children's literacy skills? I love my students, and I love teaching. However, my job has become significantly more challenging than it was when I began my career 28 years ago.

Shelby Hill, a Howard Middle School student from Orlando, sits in a writing camp sharing her ideas about a character she created for a zombie script. Shelby, an eloquent 13-year-old blogger, is an avid user of Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites.

Use of education technology is a somewhat problematic premise, because it has generated a heated debate on whether it helps or hinders learning. Recent dramatic increases in technology in our society have led to proliferation of technology in the learning institutions (from elementary school to the graduate school) at a rapid rate.

As technology has played a bigger role in our lives, our skills in critical thinking and analysis have declined, while our visual skills have improved, according to research by Patricia Greenfield, UCLA distinguished professor of psychology and director of the Children's Digital Media Center, Los Angeles.

Dave DeBaker Technology in a Basic Writing Classroom If you walk on any campus, from middle school to college, you'll hear the word technology mentioned over and over again. Schools are adding more and more technology into writing classes - specifically more computers, word processing programs, web browsers, and website authoring software.