This document summarizes key points about changing communication habits and the rapid growth of digital information. It notes that half of teens send 50 or more texts per day, while one in three send over 100. It also discusses how every two days now we create as much information as from the dawn of civilization until 2003, and that we are in a new literacy revolution since the time of the Greeks. Finally, it shows data on the social media supporters of Obama and McCain in the 2008 election, with Obama having over twice as many supporters and over 9 times as many viewers.

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5. 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.
(Lenhart, Ling, Campbell, & Purcell, 2010)

6. “Every two days now we create as much
information as we did from the dawn of
civilization up until 2003.”
Google CEO Eric Schmidt
( S i e g l e r, 2 0 1 0 )

7. (Bohn and Short, 2009)

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

9. “...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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12. (Jeremiah Owyang, 2008)

13. November 3, 2008
(Jeremiah Owyang, 2008)

14. November 3, 2008
McCain Obama
620,359 supporters 2,379,102 supporters
(Jeremiah Owyang, 2008)

15. (Jeremiah Owyang, 2008)

16. (Jeremiah Owyang, 2008)

17. Obama had 403% more
subscribers than McCain
Obama had 905% more
viewers than McCain
(Jeremiah Owyang, 2008)

21. 1960

22. 2050

25. 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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