1. New technologies are being adopted at an ever-increasing rate, with certain platforms like the internet, blogging and YouTube achieving mass popularity within only a few years. 2. For learning to be effective, software should focus on problem-solving over rote procedures, social connection over solitary work, exploration over repetition, and authentic contexts rather than artificial tasks. It is also important to consider whose voices are included, what is prioritized, and how relationships are structured within the learning environment. 3. Teachers need to think about how new technologies shape interests, symbols and communities, and ensure any software supports learners' strengths and needs, complements the learning space, and extends learning potential through blending with other resources

1. Great Technologies and Cautionary Tales

21. New technologies alter the structure of our interests; the things we think about. They alter the character of our symbols; the things we think with. And they alter the nature of community: the area in which thoughts develop. (Neil Postman, Technopoly, p20)

25. Key competencies Thinking * Using language, symbols and texts * Managing self Relating to others * Participating and contributing Superficial use of ICT --- Traditional classroom Deep learning through ICT --- Learning community

32. Software for Learning http://softwareforlearning.tki.org.nz http://www.lunchbox.org.nz http://delicious.com/StudentDigitalWork