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shared by blakeevans328 on 12 Aug 14 - No Cached

And a new study from California State University researchers has found that texting can improve teens' writing in informal essays and many other writing assignments.
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"Texting-speak is not a mangled form of English that is degrading proper language but instead a kind of 'pidgin' language all its own that actually stretches teens' language skills."
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some teachers say that texting has educational tie-ins and that it can teach positive language skills, the Charlotte Observer in North Carolina
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But civics teacher Annie McCanless says that texting has become an established part of teens' lives. "It can be used as a real tool as opposed to a hindrance," she told the Observer. Students interviewed by the North Carolina paper said that they routinely text their friends at night when they have questions about homework assignments or about when projects are due.
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shared by scramtackel on 13 Aug 14 - No Cached

This paper describes an empirical study on postgraduate students in a local university to investigate whether instant messaging (IM) tools are used as enabler tools for learning
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undertook a survey of 104 postgraduate students.
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findings indicated that external factors
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such as technology utility, network externality, media influences, self-efficacy and affection have a significant effect on perceived usefulness (PU)
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perceived ease of use (PEOU)
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PEOU has significant influence on the students' acceptance of IM tools as enabler for learning
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Overall, the findings suggested students' perceptions of IM tools are easy to use and useful in the context of learning.
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