Luddite Literacy: Digital Tools or Toys in the 21st Century Classroom? Presented by Wesley Fryer This session was presented at TCEA 2005 in Austin, Texas. An online video recording of this presentation is available. View Presentation Slides For additional recommended reading related to this topic, please refer to the "Coffee Shop" page of my Tools and Techniques website. CONCURRENT SESSION INFORMATION SESSION ID#: 5641 SESSION TITLE: Luddite Literacy: Digital Tools or Toys in the 21st Century Classroom? DATE: 2/9/2005 START TIME: 8:00:00 AM END TIME: 8:45:00 AM ROOM: Ballroom E STRAND: Technology Integration,Technology Applications TEKS SESSION TYPE: Presentation - 45 Minute SCHOOL LEVEL: All Level SKILL LEVEL: All ROOM SET UP: Theater Style (chairs only) PROGRAM SUMMARY: We can't (and probably don't want to on balance) turn the clock back to a 19th century paradigm of exclusively text-based literacy. But what is the real "value added" from multimedia-intense instruction which may border on edutainment? This session takes a critical look at educational technology: the myths and the realities of technology's impact on student learning, and challenges teachers to focus on strategies which develop authentic literacy skills needed in the 21st Century.   <-- Return to Wesley's Presentations or <-- Return to Wesley's Technology Workshops Tools for the TEKS home | Article Archive | Technology Workshops Mailing List | Feedback | Tools and Techniques | Technology Idea Exchange Contact me using this webform. Links to my blogs are also available. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.