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Observing the users of digital educational technologies*theories, methods and analytical approaches Digital technologies are used in variety of educational settings, ranging from K-12 (primary and secondary) schools, colleges and universities, to home education, libraries, museums, zoos, art galleries, and other contexts. Digital technologies take a wide variety of forms, including web sites, multimedia objects, digital libraries and repositories, wikis, blogs, games, and authoring tools, and they are accessed on devices varying in size from handheld PDAs to desktop computers. They are used synchronously and asynchronously to support individuals and groups, such as students, teachers, parents, curricu-lum developers, administrators, and others. Digital technologies are used to reinforce face-to-face instruction, individual student learning, educator professional development, distance learning, and many other educational activities