This article takes a "point/counterpoint" approach to considering the educational use of mobile devices. It views the possibilities and problems surrounding the use of small laptops, cellphones, iPhones, etc. Although clear answers to questions regarding the classroom use of digital devices are hard to come by, the authors believe that educators…

College today is part of a brave new world, populated by the technologically literate young people of the Net Generation. In this article, the authors offer two vignettes of Net Gen students, taken from their research, to provide portraits of college students' everyday technology use. These vignettes, which report technology practices and beliefs…

Suggests levels of uses of the World Wide Web representing a continuum from basic occasional use to advanced continual use common in schools, colleges, and corporate training: no Web use, information Web use, supplemental Web use, essential Web use, communal Web use, and immersive Web use. (AEF)