Argues that, as the meaning of literacy changes, the role of literacy educator is also being fundamentally altered. Argues that the Internet is redefining literacy, learning, and teaching. Discusses changes in why people need to be literate, what it means to be literate, and how people become literate. Lists new opportunities on the Internet. (SR)

Introduces computer-generated voice prints as a supplement and complement to the current methods of oral reading analysis. Describes voice prints as actual pictures of the child's reading which reveal the pacing, amplitude, duration of utterances, and pauses between or within words. (MG)

Describes the use of technology in education, observes that technology (film, radio, television, and computers) has had little impact on educational reform. Proposes that to control what happens in the future, educators must take a proactive stand to ensure that technology serves the needs of educators and students. (MG)