As a psychology major and sociology-oriented person, I am very interested in the impact that the feelings of connectedness and belonging that technology supports have on our ability to be alone and introspective. Maslow describes that after food, water, and shelter, feelings of connectedness  are the next priority in the list of human needs. If technology is there to provide these feelings of connectedness in moments of solitude (think late-night facebooking in bed) where we were instead usually reflecting and developing independence, self-reliance, and potentially self-confidence. If we are no longer ever really alone with ourselves, will we become addicted to finding ways to be connected? Given how much many of us, for lack of a more academic term, simply "freak out" when we can't find out cell phones, I wonder what the psychological trends will be. 

It is always interesting to read both sides of the story, and while this is certainly not a well-researched piece like Lemke's, the conclusion does summarize a few points about how schools can support teachers in making the most of technology.

This website is very helpful to me for a number of reasons! The author is a teacher who has posted consistently about her own experiences with visual literacy in the classroom, and she also links to a ton of helpful readings and supplementary lesson plans. This is a good model for how to blog effectively and it also provides a good platform to explore visual literacy topics, especially in primary grades.