Why?

I've been pondering starting a blog for quite awhile now. As a new school year has begun, I have decided now is as good a time as any. So, you may ask, what will this blog be about. Glad you asked... What does technology have to do with teaching reading/language arts? Why should an English teacher worry about the impact of technology in her classroom and students' academic lives? While many in the literacy field recognize, at least somewhat, the value of word processing for writing, the changes in literacy and what it means to be literate in the 21st century are not as well understood or even accepted. That is what I plan to focus on in this blog. As reading educators we need to be in the forefront of learning about Web 2.0 tools and their value for our students' literacy learning. Web 2.0 has often been termed the "Read/Write Web." So, it has our name all over it! Let's explore what this can mean for us. All comments welcome!