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Verona High School

Humanities Department

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Half of teens send 50 or more text messages a day, or 1,500 texts a month, and one in three send more than 100 texts a day, or more than

3,000 texts a month.

( L e n h a r t , L i n g , C a m p b e l l , & P u r c e l l , 2 0 1 0 )

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“Every two days now we create as much information as we did from the dawn of

civilization up until 2003.”Google CEO Eric Schmidt

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(Bohn and Short, 2009)

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“...we're in the midst of a literacy revolution the likes of which we haven't seen since Greek civilization,"

--Prof. Andrea Lunsford, Stanford University

http://www.flickr.com/photos/70323761@N00/1659490498/

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November 3, 2008

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November 3, 2008

McCain Obama

620,359 supporters 2,379,102 supporters

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Obama had 403% more subscribers than McCainObama had 905% more viewers than McCain

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1960

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2050

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Note: The course of studies states that students from HBW may, upon recommendation, enter at Level III

in a language. This is incorrect.

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Works Cited

• Jeremiah Owyang, JO. (2008, November 03). Snapshot of presidential candidate social networking stats: nov 3, 2008. Retrieved from http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2008/11/03/snapshot-of-presidential-candidate-social-networking-stats-nov-2-2008/

• Lenhart, AL, Ling, RL, Campbell, SC, & Purcell, KP. (2010). Teens and Mobile Phones. Pew internet and family life project. Retrieved January 13, 2011, from http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Teens-and-Mobile-Phones.aspx

• Siegler, MS. (2010, August 04). Eric schmidt: every 2 days we create as much information as we did up to 2003. Techcrunch, Retrieved from http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/04/schmidt-data/

• Bohn, Roger, and James Short. "How Much Information? 2009 Report on American Consumers." UCSD: Global Information Industry Center. Global Information Industry Center University of California, San Diego, Dec. 2009.

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• Welter, Vince. Facebook Icon. Digital image. Www.flickr.com. 17 Mar. 2010. Web. 31 Jan. 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/vincewelter/4441658222/in/faves-14579369@N04/>.

• (((andreas W))). Youtube Icon. Digital image. Www.flickr.com. 18 Jan. 2008. Web. 31 Jan. 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/21192563@N02/2202089519/in/faves-14579369@N04/>.

• Lion, Will. Information Hydrant. Digital image. Www.flickr.com. 8 July 2008. Web. 31 Jan. 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/2595497078/in/faves-14579369@N04/>.

• Gobetz, Wally. New York City-Metropolitan Museum of Art-The Death of Socrates. Digital image. Www.flickr.com. 03 Oct. 2007. Web. 31 Jan. 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/70323761@N00/1659490498/>.


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