Media Technology in Education

My name is Michael, and I am on a crash course to become a secondary level teacher in the Language Arts. I want to discuss the role of media technology in education. I am going to begin by limiting my comments to English Subject Matter for I am not being trained in the other disciplines. I want to begin by separating my comments into two categories: the media for delivering the text (the prime mover so to speak) into the classroom and the media for elucidating on the text.
The oldest and most tried and true media for delivering fiction and poetry into the classroom has been the book, and I am fine by that. I can see a shift to Kindle or the like--an electronic book-- onto which students can download fiction and poetry. Drama needs to be seen and is stale on the page without humans acting out the roles; a vcr, dvd player or the like would work just fine. That's it. Fiction is a conceptual medium and needs only a platform for words while drama needs only the most fundamental perceptual medium to deliver the goods.
Now, for what technology is needed to elucidate on the text. Going by my college experience no technology is needed at all. Professors speak; we listen; we talk; it works. A simple blackboard and a brainy professor can get me thinking about an idea for days.
At the high school level, I could see the need for a computer to research authors, eras, styles, word meanings etc. That's it. Oh, a pad of paper and pen for writing focused essays would be nice.
In today's atmosphere where so much emphasis is placed on technology for the sake of technology, I shutter at what kind of nonsense is going to be expected from teachers in order to titilate many students who are forced to be in school by big brother. Because it seems that it is never the student's non-motivation for low test scores, I fear the role of a teacher will become faking as many ways to use any kind of technology to keep bored children awake. This "fun" factor will increase as California sinks in the rankings of educational achievement.
If the love of literature isn't fun in and of itself--what could I do to motivate a mind of a child with free will and goals different from my own? Technology would only get in my way of those students who love conceptual thinking and the desire to grow in thier appreciation of English Subject Matter.
If anyone wants to challenge my views, I welcome the opportunity to expand my current perspective and learn new ways to improve my chosen career.
Thanks!