Informative Reading:Tech Literacy Confusion: What Should You Measure

Tech Literacy Confusion: What Should You Measure? Andrew Trotter. Digital Directions. Edweek. Online February 2009.  http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2009/01/21/03techlit.h02.html.Teaching literacy—reading and writing—is a core mission for schools, but today's young people increasingly "read" 3-D computer simulations and "write" via social networks such as Facebook. A growing chorus of experts says schools should add these forms of communication to their literacy mission as "technology literacy."… Many educators, even those who agree technology literacy is important, are confused by the phrase's competing meanings and the diverse ways of measuring it. …