According to Vacca and Vacca (2008), when print resources are combined with ICTs, they provide “powerful environments for learning.” This is a view which has been shared by other educators as well. Karchmer, 2001; Labbo & Reinking, 1999 and Leu, 2000, recognize the rapidly developing technologies of the 21st century and its subsequent impact on education and they believe that there is a need to develop a theoretical framework that would incorporate the use of ICTs in the teaching of reading so that learners can become more independent, collaboration will be more intensive and extensive and new literacies will continue to develop as new technologies emerge.
Donald J. Leu, Jr has written an interesting article entitled, “Internet Workshop: Making Time for Literacy.” According to this author, some teachers feel it is burdensome to learn about and implement technology in the classroom but, I agree with his view that preparing children for their future is not an extra, it is central to our role as literacy educators. Let us first become knowledgeable about the new literacies that exist so that we can make learning fun and meaningful to all children.
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http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/elec_index.asp?HREF=/electronic/rt/2-02_Column/index.html
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