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Roblyer, M.D., et al. "Findings on Facebook in Higher Education: A Comparison of College Faculty and Student Uses and Perceptions of Social Networking Sites." The Internet and Higher Education 13, no. 3 (2010): 134-140. Electronic Journal Center. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article speaks about the reluctance there is to move forward with the times and adopt new technological innovations. This reluctance from teachers may be from the fact that they believe that Facebook is the same as email, just a way to communicate, and see no reason for change. The article also agrees with the counter in that educational institutions see Facebook as a way to communicate with their students, and do just that. They see it as a way to almost relate with their students and to keep them informed. It also talks about how big of an influence social networks and the Internet are in students lives and how beneficial it is to integrate it into learning in the classroom. The article addresses the ways colleges are using Facebook to connect.

Pace, Jill E., Mikyong Shin, and Sonja A. Rasmussen. "Understanding attitudes toward people with Down syndrome." American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 152A.9 (2010), 2185-2192. This is an article about a study done on attitudes towards people with Down syndrome. They used two sets of samples, one of people 9-18, and another of people 18 and up. The results for the two studies showed simmilar results. The majority of children and teens showed negative views on those with Down syndrome. The results were no different for adults 18 and up.

DaCosta, Boaventura, Carolyn Kinsell, Angelique Nasah, and Soohwa, Seok. "The Digital Literacy Debate: An Investigation of Digital Propensity and Information and Communication Technology." Educational Technology and Research Development 58.5 (2010): 531-555. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. The differences in social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds of people and their use of technology was thoroughly described in this article. It also described the use of a digital world. The world is becoming more digitally based and the integration of technology is just getting started. The use of technology can greatly change the way we read and write and those effects are positive and negative.