This book takes a close look at the tensions that exist between federal mandates and contemporary literacy needs and how those tensions impact classroom practices, challenging readers to (re)consider whether meeting test performance benchmarks should be the hallmark of school success. "This book will certainly stimulate important discussion." Jacqueline Edmondson, Associate Vice President and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Penn State University, USA "This volume not only lauds the possibilities of the power of the new technologies but critiques its uses and makes suggestions on how the power of technology can be used in school and community settings to empower learners." Yetta Goodman, Regents' Professor Emerita, University of Arizona, USA