ABSTRACT
This chapter identifies some obstacles and offers ideas for enhancing student agency in the classroom and layering literacies. Of importance is understanding student experiences and having a contingency plan, when we work with technology, including a pen that can run out of ink. Though we are well over a decade into the new millennium and the Internet has advanced from phone-based dial-up to high-speed broadband, technology integration in schools seems to have assumed the pace of the dial-up modems of yesteryear. The chapter considers technology integration, need to be prudent and think about issues of access, as well as the knowledge sets associated with access. In other words, we cannot assume that all students will be able to handle conducting Internet searches or minor tasks in seemingly low-tech ubiquitous programs. Just as it is important to consider what background knowledge and experiences impact students understanding, to think about their literate practices and how they value literacy beyond traditional print text.
