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Why is Abraham Lincoln important?

K-12 students' knowledge of U.S. history is lagging behind any other subject. According to the results of the national assessment program, also known as the Nation's Report Card, U.S. History is at the bottom of the ranks, with the lowest percentage of students scoring "proficient" as compared to the other subjects that were tested: math, reading, science, writing, civics, geography, and economics.

The most alarming conclusion of the results is that students are not simply forgetting dates of important events in our history; many students are not able to understand the significance of important events like the Brown v. Board of Education US Supreme Court decision.

Feeling like you need to brush up on your own history knowledge?  Check out the new FableVision produced virtual tour of the Leventhal Map Center's exhibit: Torn in Two!

More on Education Why you should still bother to learn Physics and Calculus - Neil deGrasse Tyson--astrophysicist, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, and one of our heroes--discusses the importance of science and math education to innovation, problem-solving, and the stability of the nation's economy.

Apps: Turn your iPad into an interactive whiteboard - With "Doceri," teachers can lecture students and draw diagrams without ever turning their backs to the class!

AutoCorrector App for iPhone Re-Corrects your Auto Corrects - A great way to avoid those embarrassing Auto-Corrected mistakes, this new app for the iPhone allows you to add your own custom words, as well as install word packs of commonly used abbreviations.

Thoughts from the other side of the pond: Apps for toddlers, from the UK point of view - Apple iPads are growing in popularity as  learning tools in the UK. Preschool and kindergarten age children who have yet to learn to read or write are quickly taking to the touch screen technology, using it to explore their letters, numbers, shapes, and colors, and even to compose some music!

Grab Bag: The King of Pop still lives on, thanks to his fans- Director Dennis Liu produced a virtual flash mob by crowdsourcing more than 15,000 video clips of MJ fanatics dancing, singing, acting or playing instrument like the King of Pop. Watch the video: The Behind the Mask Project

Google Doodle honors guitar pioneer Les Paul -  Featuring interactivity and a recording function, this doodle actually lasted two days on Google's homepage because it was so popular!

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