BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wisc. (WEAU) -- Skyping with the Packers, using Twitter in English class, they were all reality Wednesday at one local high school.

Governor Walker declared Wednesday Digital Learning Day across the state.

In business teacher Mary Byrns classroom, students used Skype for the first time to connect with Packer's public relations pro Aaron Popke.

“I thought it was a great opportunity to use Skype as a tool to connect the students with a business that we normally wouldn't get to speak to. And I just thought the Packers would be something they’d be very interested in,” Byrns tells us.

The Skyping session was all part of a national initiative to showcase technology projects in the classroom

“I think it shows them the power of technology, it just opens up new doors for them, versus when I was in school we just didn't have those opportunities,” Byrns explains.

And her students are already talking about how cool the experience was,” Not many people will be able to talk to somebody like that in their life,” sophomore Kyle Braden says.

“What I’ll remember most is talking to one of the Packers guys, I’m a big fan, and it's what I want to do someday, maybe be in his position or on the other side broadcasting, so I’ll remember this day forever,” Black River Falls senior Sam Ripp tells us.

And it's not just Skype, Black River Falls students have experimented by using Twitter, Facebook and, now even induction cook plates.

“Tina came to me and said they were using the new kind of cook tops which really heats up fast, and they want to compare that to the cook tops they already have,” math teacher Adam Kaszubowski says.

But what does cooking have to do with math? “They want to make a comparison of not only the cook times but also how much the district would save in energy costs,” Kaszubowski explains.

And what that offers Mr. K's students is a compelling reason for what they're learning.

“Why do I need to know this today? It takes away that question in the classroom,” he tells us.