Who can argue with a childs need for expression?
Every conceptual revolution that overtakes education adds something to the pedagogical toolbox even as it contains the seeds of its own misuse. We have not developed the ability to look proactively for the weaknesses in what Don Shalvey (2000) calls “the paradigm du jour” and are doomed to suffer because of it. The potential for misuse of a good idea is even greater when technology is involved. As with all technology, multimedia tools connect us to new opportunities and disconnect us from others. We would be wise to look for the disconnections now so that we might avoid them or at least understand them when they occur. What follow are a few of these disconnects to watch for. 1. The digital divide. As technologically based fourth-R skills become a path to personal growth as well as to the workplace, limited access to these tools will further separate the privileged from the disenfranchised. Even relatively inexpensive equipment will always be too expensive for some portion of the popula
