Double Entry Journal #1

I read the article 'Education Needs a Digital-Age Upgrade' by Virginia Heffernan, and while the entire article was wonderful and thought provoking the one quote that just jump out at me and sunk its teeth in was the first sentence: "If you have a child entering grade school this fall, file away just one number with all those back-to-school forms: 65 percent."
This was a beautiful, and incredibly intelligent way to open this article.  It just sucks you in and makes you ask, "why do I need that number?" and you know you have to keep reading to find out.  So you do keep reading and you get the payoff.  It's just a wonderful set up, to get you going and keep you focused into the article.

I found a video that boasts the use and benefits of digital media in the classroom.

Virginia Heffernan. (2011, August 7). Education needs a digital-age upgrade. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/education-needs-a-digital-age-upgrade/?hp

(2010). Using digital media to extend the classroom beyond school. (2010). [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeNoj7hbjAk