That does make more sense to me.....but what does everybody else think?

Oh is the group statement going to be in essay form?

I'm off track, it was hard to follow on my phone but i'm back on my computer now.

From reading the instructions I was under the impression that we needed just a statement? And in the document we turn in include links and sources that helped with our decision?

Oh, okay

Yea it looks great so far, I wasn't sure if there was a maximum length to the statement.

Sorry I haven't been involved much team, it looks good though. Anyway I can contribute more besides input and opinions?

Case provided clear evidence
of who contributed.
Understanding of who
participated as well as what
efforts were provided from
each individual were
acknowledged and
incorporated.

Would the link to the group on diigo suffice or should it be stated more clearly?

I'm putting together the document right now

okay

I have the essay in a word document and fixed the couple errors there were, do we need a title, header, or anything like that?

Should I write everybody's name or is the diigo link good?

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Team B Debate Thesis
The statement "Technology (through television, texting, social networks posting, and the Internet), has contributed to an increase in literacy skills" is a false statement because technology such as television, texting advances, social media, and the Internet have actually made it easier for people to ignore practices that enhance our literacy abilities. Technology has become a first priority in society, therefore replacing the vital lessons in students' education that contribute to the enhancement of basic and necessary literacy skills. Literacy skills include being able to read, to write, and comprehend information. In today's digital age, the amount of illiterate people is consistently increasing as technology continues to advance. Today, technology is such an important part to people's lives, and although basic digital skills are extremely necessary for education and work today, there needs to be a balance between technology skills and basic literacy.

Across many universities, it has been noticed that students' grammar is becoming significantly worse in recent years. Emoticons and abbreviated words are commonly included in students' writing. Many professionals and experts feel that the use of texting and social media are responsible for the poor literacy skills of people now. People have conformed to improper writing on the Internet, which transfers over to the writing style they have in their careers or academics. Paul Budra, an English professor and associate dean of arts and science at Simon Fraser University, said "Punctuation errors are huge, and apostrophe errors. Students seem to have absolutely no idea what an apostrophe is for. None. Absolutely none."

Reading online has not been proven to contribute in an increase in literacy skills either. According to Patricia Greenfield's studies, reading for pleasure "enhances thinking and engages the imagination..." With more technology available, studies show the amount of people who read for pleasure has decreased. Dana Gioia, the chairman of the N.E.A., wrote, "Whatever the benefits of newer electronic media, they provide no measurable substitute for the intellectual and personal development initiated and sustained by frequent reading." Mr. Gioia also stated, "I would believe people who tell me that the Internet develops reading if I did not see such a universal decline in reading ability and reading comprehension on virtually all tests." Reading critics have said that they see no evidence that people that use the internet more often improved in reading achievement, as stated in " Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading?" on www.nytimes.com.

In conclusion, technology has not contributed to an increase in literacy skills. The decline in proper grammar, writing, punctuation, and reading in the society somehow stems from technology. Many may beg to differ, but professionals have done their research. That research shows a decrease in literacy skills due to an acceptance of the new standard of communication. Since technology got society to this point, hopefully technology can turn it around. If not, the mass majority of the population will have to deal with headaches, low test scores, and no hope for a literate future.


References:

1. Kelley, Susanna. "texting-twitter-contributing-to-students-poor-grammar-skills-profs-say" January 15, 2014

2. Wolpert, Stuart. "Is technology producing a decline in critical thinking and analysis? / UCLA Newsroom:" January 15, 2014

3. Rich, Motko. "The Future of Reading - Literacy Debate - Online, R U Really Reading? - Series - NYTimes.com:"
January 15, 2014
Collaboration
Members: Nick Currie; Madeline Greenberg; Dominque Hankins; Alex Hicks; George Miranda-Lopez;
Group Links: https://groups.diigo.com/group/digital-literacy-week-2_-misinformation-debate_team-b/content/our-intro-statement-11512548
https://groups.diigo.com/group/digital-literacy-week-2_-misinformation-debate_team-b

The layout is better in the document but this what its going to look like

I'm ready to send it team???