research topic

My original plan for my research topic was to examine the intesity, perhaps, or the willingness of high school students to use electronic media for their writing as opposed to traditional pen and paper or word-processing. But that was not an acceptable topic. Therefore, I have been wracking my poor little brain, and my eyes until I am half blind from reading tract upon tract and journal upon journal. I want to work on a project that will actually have a practical implication to my work with teenagers in English.

As of February 3^rd, I am considering a topic based on what specific technological knowledge or ability does the classroom teacher absolutely need to master to enable her students to be technologically literate?  It seems that there is quite a lot of information on this topic, however, it also seems that many of the experts are either unsure, due to the constantly changing nature of technology, or they cannot agree.  So, I am not sure I will be able to find adequate information.  However, it seems that this is a question that definitely needs an answer.  I see it in my own case: my students are quite capable of word processing, of conducting basic research, of perhaps creating a power point or a multimedia slide presentation, but what other literacies do they need to master in order to be competent in this competitive world in which we live?