19. Does technology help or harm literacy?

I think that technology can both help and harm literacy, and it's up to teachers which way teeter totters.   Kids know all of the shortcuts and it's up to teachers to be aware of these.  But technology can greatly improve literacy.  Our school just ordered a set of nooks and it's exciting to see how this will effect instruction.  From downloading articles, books, blogs, etc, students can now annotate in communicate in ways that have never been done before.