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Frist Latin Grammar School was established
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The Young Ladies Academy opens in Philadelphia
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James Pillans invents the Black Board
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The Connecticut Asylum at Hartford for the instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons opens.
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Boston High School Opens: one of the first high schools
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Massachusetts passes a law that requires towns of more than 500 families to have a public high school open to all students
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The New England Asylum for the blind was opened
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Academics became the sole responsibility of public schools
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National Education Association is establishes
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4-H was invented in Ohio
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The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) was founded
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Every state was required to have students complete elementary school
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The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) was first administered
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The ACT test was administered
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No Child Left Behind law was invented
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The Percentage of teens that use social networking site has risen from 55% to over 81%
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The Percentage of Adults that use social networking sites from 16% to 67%
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The Percentage of teens that use Twitter has risen from 8% to over 24%
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The Percentage of Adults that use Twitter has risen from 12% to 16%
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Technology is considered Productivity Tools
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Some computer applications can be classified as cognitive tools
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Digital Storytelling is a project that can engage even the most reticent students. Student create images and pair them up with narratives.
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