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DaCosta, Boaventura, Carolyn Kinsell, Angelique Nasah, and Soohwa, Seok. "The Digital Literacy Debate: An Investigation of Digital Propensity and Information and Communication Technology." Educational Technology and Research Development 58.5 (2010): 531-555. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. The differences in social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds of people and their use of technology was thoroughly described in this article. It also described the use of a digital world. The world is becoming more digitally based and the integration of technology is just getting started. The use of technology can greatly change the way we read and write and those effects are positive and negative.

Hobbs, Renee and Amy Jensen. "The Past, Present, and Future of Media Literacy Education." Journal of Media Literacy Education 1.1 (2009): 1-11. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. There is information relating to the past, present, and future uses of technology in this article. The coming of age and declaration of this integrated use had changed and effected many lives. A selection of students were chosen to be a test group. The study was researched to determine if technology has an effect on kids and their learning abilities.

Besnoy, Kevin D. and Lane W. Clarke. "Connecting the Old to the New: What Technology-Crazed Adolescents Tell Us About Teaching Content Area Literacy." Journal of Media Literacy Education 2.1 (2010): 47-56. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. Described is a study where a class of 8th graders received PDAs. The study was to see how the incorporation of technology affected to students academic performance. The mix of books and technology was to see which way of teaching is more efficient. Since kids grew up with technology it was an easy transition for them to use the PDAs.

Inan, Fethi A, and Deborah L. Lowther. "Factors Affecting Techonology Integration in K-12 Classrooms: A Path Model." Education and Technology Research & Development 58.2 (2010): 137-54. Academic Search Complete. Web. This article discusses the posibilites of making classrooms in primary grades more technologically advanced. It goes into how this would affect students in positive and negative ways. Would introducing students to techonology at a younger age benefit them more in the future? This is the question that people ask themselves to determine the most beneficial style of learning, and how to improve the learning techniques of children.

Dahlstrom, Kendra. "How to Help the Elderly Become Comfortable With Computers." eHow. 1999-2010. Web. 22 November 2010. http://www.ehow.com/how_2362466_help-elderly-become-comfortable-computers.html This article is basically a step by step guide to help the elderly adapt to the new technology of computers. It starts with an introduction about why we need to help the elderly, and how much of a blessing a computer would be for some elderly people. After this introduction it moves into the steps of how to slowly integrate the senior citizen to their knew computer. It is a five step process that will improve a senior citizens life, and make them fluent with their computer.

Johnson, L. "The braille literacy crisis for children." Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 90.3 (1996): 276. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. Johnson makes clear that in the United States there needs to me more emphasis on teaching Braille to young students. It shows the concerns that parents, teachers, and students have about visually impaired children are no longer learning to read and write Braille. Due to the advances in technology Braille has become obsolete. This article gives the different perspectives of both teachers and parents when it comes to their children learning Braille. Finally Johnson says that he believes that there should be more of an integration of visually impaired children into regular classrooms. He also knows that this will not be easy. Although the students will benefit from being in an integrated class room, they need daily contact with a teacher who specializes in working with visually impaired student.

Roblyer, M.D., et al. "Findings on Facebook in Higher Education: A Comparison of College Faculty and Student Uses and Perceptions of Social Networking Sites." The Internet and Higher Education 13, no. 3 (2010): 134-140. Electronic Journal Center. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article speaks about the reluctance there is to move forward with the times and adopt new technological innovations. This reluctance from teachers may be from the fact that they believe that Facebook is the same as email, just a way to communicate, and see no reason for change. The article also agrees with the counter in that educational institutions see Facebook as a way to communicate with their students, and do just that. They see it as a way to almost relate with their students and to keep them informed. It also talks about how big of an influence social networks and the Internet are in students lives and how beneficial it is to integrate it into learning in the classroom. The article addresses the ways colleges are using Facebook to connect.

Gould, Elizabeth. "Music Education Desire(ing): Language, Literacy, and Lieder." Philosophy of Music Education Review, Volume 17, issue 1 (June 04, 2009), p. 41-55. OhioLINK. Web. 20 November 2010. Issues of desire in music education are integral and anathema to the profession. Constituted of and by desire, we bodily engage music emotionally and cognitively; yet references to the body are limited to how it may be better managed in order to produce more satisfactory (desired) sounds, thus disciplining desire as we focus on the content of teaching (music) to the virtual exclusion of its subjects (students)-and our selves.