As we discuss the uses of technology in the classroom, it is worthwhile to consider the larger implications of instant communication. Consider the issue of solitude, http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=HBxTqPRnDSwhYzKHPSwQ33gRpyDxPSfm. Then consider or reconsider the text by Postman, N. Amusing Ourselves to Death. In what fundamental ways are we shifting as new technologies appear?