Great video about new vs. old media. Give it a watch - it should make one weary classes that deal exclusively in print texts. Because it is actually an add for a conference in NYC sponsored by the British publication the Economist, maybe we should assume the stats come from that magazine?
Really makes you think about teaching literacy in general and how to teach language specifically. I've always been a big fan of a solid textbook to help make the lesson planning process easier but that seems out of date...or is it????
I don't know that I think it is out of date - but I think text books are part of a much larger puzzle - everyone knows the other pieces are there but they refuse to use them. Does that make sense?