Let‘s face it, when most of us open a computer and click the web browser, we immediately head to our favorite social media site and peruse the daily happenings (Whether that be Facebook, Twitter, or even the “hipster-fied” Tumblr). You could be doing this on your own time or maybe you’re trying to sneak in a quick peek of your notifications at work.

By Dr. Lisa Duty, Director of External Affairs at KnowledgeWorks Ohio, and Terry Ryan vice-president for Ohio programs and policy at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, and research fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution.

One could argue that 2011 was the year of “digital learning” in Ohio and across the nation. In September, the White

Former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise, a passionate champion for digital learning, often says, “The U.S. education system currently operates as an eight-track tape in an iPod world.”

Today, February 1, marks the first ever Digital Learning Day, a nationwide celebration of innovative teaching and learning through digital media and technology