"Eisenberg explains that educators are realizing that it's not just computers that they want students to be able to use.    They  want students to be literate in using the full range of information technologies-productivity tools, communication capabilities, information resources and systems, hand-held devices, and more.  Educators want students to learn to use technology flexibly and creatively as part of their subject area curriculum."

     Like "Grazing the Net", this article discusses the importance of defining "computer literate" as more than simply being able to operate a computer.    Second, the focus is shifting from "teaching computing in a separate class located in a computer lab" to "students learning to use the full range of information technology for a purpose as part of the subject area curriculum.

     "The focus of educational technology has shifted.  In the 1990's, the goal was to put technology in schools and build a national technology infrastructure.  For many, the focus has now turned to evaluating the effects of the technology in schools and classrooms.  Parents, teachers, legislators, administrators, school boards, and others are looking for answers to this question:  what is our investment producing in terms of student learning?   The question is political, economic, and educational, and not easy to answer."

     "Grazing the Net" discusses the importance of teaching students to become problem solvers and thinkers, as well as basic Internet skills.  The above article discusses a study done to try to determine the effect of technology in schools and classrooms.

     "A new widespread student survey has revealed that educational technology is not being utilized as effectively as it could be used in schools across the US.  Despite increased funding to give students access to computers, a lack of trained teachers or volunteers to teach students how to take full advantage of the equipment is hindering efforts to make the technology meaningful."

     "Grazing the Net" discusses the importance of teaching students how to become a skilled thinker, researcher, and inventor through the use of the Internet.  The above article gives statistics taken from a survey of students and teachers, eluding to  the fact that this is not being accomplished.

     "There is little question that technology plays an important role in our schools.  It is considered to be the wave of the future so, naturally, teachers are encouraged to embrace it.  They are encouraged to integrate technology into their lesson plans; they are told that technology is an indispensable tool for learning.  According to recent surveys, most teachers believe that technology has improved student learning."

     "Grazing the Net" discusses the strategies teachers must teach their students so that they can successfully learn to use the Internet.   The above article states that most teachers believe that technology has improved student learning, but only one-third of the teachers responding to the NCES survey reported feeling well-prepared or very well prepared to use computers and the Internet in classroom instruction.

     "Minority and poor students still lag behind other students when it comes to access at school to the Internet and computers, even though nearly every US public school has Internet access and the ratio of students to instructional computers has reached an all-time low, a federal study has found.  The study from the National Center  for Education Statistics credits the federal government's E-rate program, which provides discounts on Internet and other telecommunications services used by public schools and libraries, for improving Internet access."

     "Grazing the Net" discusses the importance of teaching students to become thinkers and problem solvers through the use of the Internet.   The above article states that  minority and poor students still lag behind other students when it comes to access at school to the Internet and computers.   Because of this, they are not being taught the necessary higher level thinking skills in order to successfully use the Internet.