I chose to research more on technology and how much it is effecting our education system. Technology is encroaching itself in every aspect of our lives now-a-days that we tend to not even think about how much it surrounds us and is impacting us. These two blogs, written by teachers, discuss the use of technology and how it is "not just a tool" as Liz Davis, who is the director of Academic Technology at Belmont Hill School, states in her blog, The Power Of Educational Technology and how "technology empowers learners to act, think and learn differently" which is stated in Derek's Blog about Technology Integration written by Derek Wenmoth, who is the Director of eLearning CORE Education Ltd, a not-for-profit educational research and development organization based in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Now both of these blogs had a few devices in common when it came to rhetorical analysis. They both utilize examples to strengthen their arguments and they even both use the exact same reference when mentioning Marshall McLahn and his work and statement that "the medium is the message", invoking logos by referencing this expert's work, and enforcing that technology is not just a tool and shouldn't be used as just that. Both authors argue that "technology is not just a tool" but from there on out their arguments tend to differ, if only slightly and in their presentation.

Liz goes on in her blog to state that technology is not just a tool but is actually used as a way of expressing ourselves, that it is used as a status symbol and political statement in today's society. She goes on to better explain these points by asking questions to help us understand her meaning better such as, "Are you a mac or pc?" or "Are you a 1 to 1 laptop school, an iPad school, a virtual school...?" and so on. These questions clarify how the technology we use makes states a lot about us as a learner and teacher. She uses a lot less formal diction than Derek's blog and it is also a lot shorter

Derek's blog goes a different route when stating why technology is not just a tool. He uses a video of Salmar Khan, founder of Khan Academy, as the basis of his blog. This video is also another form of the author using logos to argue his point, the video states that technology should be, and is beginning to be, used to create and share in new ways because "when you create you take ownership of your learning" and "kids can understand better when they can share their learning...to an authentic audience." This blog in comparison to Liz's uses more formal diction, is longer, and his spacial organization is different. Derek utilizes lists in accordance with the blog whereas Liz just writes in paragraph format.

At first glance these blogs seem to be stating the same thing and very similar but once broken down we can see the variable differences between the two and how the differences help make the blogs each effective in their own ways.