W8 - Converged Media: Article 5 Disagreements

In this article, I find little to disagree with as it is a well-researched albeit a hard-to-read article.

While those who have better access to the internet and use it more for educational purposes have better academic success, the article does not really discuss the performance of low-achieving students - only saying that the internet is not only more present in their lives. The internet allows people of all skills to learn at their own pace.

If heavy users of the internet outside school appear to be "better skilled" in basic digital practices, perhaps these heavy users include low-skilled academic users who may not do as much studying online, but learn digital practices through experience - in a vocational way, perhaps. Therefore these digital skills are reachable by all, and in a world where digital skills become increasingly more important, these skills may be just as valuable as academic merits.