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NYT article on research suggesting that computers at home show little impact of student test scores, and for lower income households, may result in lower scores.

I used this as an assessment after teaching the vocabulary used to talk about the family. The students were very engaged in this project and also learned valuable computer skills that will be useful to them in the future.

This is a PDF of an important publication challenging the use of technology by young children. It's about eight years old now, but the information in it is more important than ever, as the various standards and pacing guides push technology use down to the lower grades.

From the same organization that published Tech Tonic, a critical look at computers in the classroom.

A teen learning space at the Chicago Public Library, including media creation tools and software, computers, and traditional media.

Something of a follow-up to the Fool's Gold publication, this document more specifically addresses the idea of "technology literacy". It takes a broader view of tech literacy, encouraging the reader to see it as a social thing, not just the ability to use different kinds of software. It contains a good critique of ISTE. Should be mandatory reading for any tech in education program.

We will be talking about "technology literacy" on Monday -- I like this book because it takes a very broad look at what "technology literacy" means.

This was done right after _Flickering Mind_ came out - a quick synopsis of Oppenheimer's argument.