Preparing Tomorrow's English Language Arts Teachers Today: Principles and Practices for Infusing Technology

     Technology is definitely an important part of classroom instruction.  It was interesting to read how students communicate with students in other parts of the world.  Technology serves as a corresponding network for education.  Students can benefit from using technology as a tool in the classroom.  Technology is important in teaching literacy and also provides a wide range of opportunities for the children.  Equity and diversity can be emphasized while using technology.  If teachers would use technology in teaching writing, students could peer edit writings.  Technology can also be used when developing a writing assignment.  Technology does engage students in the learning process.  Students do need to be educated on new technology terms to be successful in the 21st century.  Students also discover and use email, twitter, facebook, etc. daily.  These are forms of communication in the 21st century.  Technology needs to be used to help relate and teach students to help them to develop different skills.  Educators do come together to correlate technology into the content being taught.