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This has been more difficult and more onerous than I had anticipated. I tried several different keyword searches that did not yield the results I was hoping for. So I just kept on trying different combinations of ideas until I had enough to start searching the library for.

I have also realized that I have the distinct problem of no student ID. Therefore anything I find today, I will need to put back where I can find it again next time, after obtaining said ID.

I'll start with a book titled _Engaged in Learning: Teachihng English, 6-12_ by Kathleen and James Strickland. There is a chapter titled "Computers, Websites, and Technology. I started to skim the chapter and found that thry are asking many of the same types of questions we have been raising in class. What is the role of technology in Education? One idea they propose is that we start with the question "What is it for?" and go from there. This is definitely a resource I will want to come back to later and check out for a much closer reading.

I also found an article in an _English Journal_ from November 2004. The title is "CyberEnglish" and the authors are Dawn Hogue, Ted Nellen, Nancy G. Patterson, and Patricia Schultze. Interestingly enough the theme of this issue was "Subversive English." The article is a Q & A. Various questions on cyberEnglish are posed and then answered by each of the four. They have a great many insights into moving to a web-based English program. I will be using this article as I work on the paper. These four are very active in promoting the concept. Additionally, I know each of them so can write to them and seek further information.

I found the book _Sustainable Computer Environments_ by Richard J. Selfe. I think this is more directed at post-secondary education, but it is still a book I want to check out and read at more length. There are sections on setting up a digital classroom and setting up the pedogogy that go with them. I looked at the references in the book and was disappointed to find many that are over ten years old. I hope that in reading the book, I find the ideas are not similarly out of date.

I am also interested in checking out the book _Technology and English Studies: Innovative Professional Paths_ edited by James A. Inman and Beth L. Hewett. This is a collection of essays by professionals who have used tech in an English class environment. Again, it seems mainly post-secondary, but it could be very useful. I find a great deal to be learned by reading first-hand accounts. I know I can't use all of them, just by a glance at the titles of the essays, but there is enough here to warrant further research.

I think that I desperately need to get to campus early Thursday morning and get myself an ID made so that I can start making more use of the library. It has been about ten years since I spent any real time in RBD and I hardly recognize the place. I need to become familiar with it again.