Bill Tally
Digital Technology and the End of Social Studies Education
Education Development Center|Center for Children
fall 2000 theory research social education trse first dedicated issue technologies social studies education neil postman contributed view point piece issue postman died 2003 interesting choice outspoken critic educational technology believed said time new technologies classroom distraction irrelevance knew postman slightly admired greatly like many others views literacy technology shaped partly encounters writing thinking postmans death educational community particularly interested educational technologies lost powerful critical voice demanded selfcritical true larger ideals purposes bring educational work think better way share evolving viewpoint digital technologies social studies returning postman dialogue challenges social studies education faces place technologies helping us address postmans thought offers number touchstone questions social studies educators educational technologists