Did you know?

Did you know that...

• 2,272 texts are sent by the average teen per month
• In February 2008 Barack Obama attended no campaign fundraisers.  He did out do his opponent in campaign fundraising by using social networking to raise $55 million in 29 days.  John McCain earned $11 million in the traditional fashion.
• The computer in your cell phone today is one million times cheaper, one thousand times more powerful, and one hundred times smaller than the one computer at MIT in 1965.  What used to fit in a building now fits in your pocket, what fits in your pocket now will fit in a blood cell in 25 years.
• Source: "Did you know" video (links below)
  

If you didn't know, you need to know.  As educators we play an vital role in preparing our students for a changing world where they must be proficient in 21st century skills.  They are entering a global world and if we don't prepare them, who will? 

Intrigued?  Watch the "Did you know" videos to get started.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVQ1ULfQawk

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