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using colloquial words, informal phrases and text-messaging shorthand — such as m8 for ‘mate’, 2 instead of ‘too’ and u for ‘you’.
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Texting teenagers are proving 'more literate than ever before' - Times Online - 88 views
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Increased use of colloquial words in written exams.
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Despite this, the two-year study found that today’s teenagers are using far more complex sentence structures, a wider vocabulary and a more accurate use of capital letters, punctuation and spelling.
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I know it's an old article but it's interesting to have a study on literacy in this post-texting world.
A dozen ways to teach ethical and safe technology use - Home - Doug Johnson's... - 142 views
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Responsible teachers recognize that schools must give students the understandings and skills they need to stay safe not just in school, but outside of school where most Internet use by young people occurs. Over-filtered school networks set up a false sense of security; the real world of the Internet is quite different from the Internet at school.
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Can't agree enough with this, the over-use of filters in schools is making everybody complacent when it comes to teaching students to self-filter.
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Educational Technology Timeline | View timeline - 101 views
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Timeline showing the progress of educational technology throughout the ages.
Stephen Downes: The Role of the Educator - 122 views
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In my opinion this is very true, there are few if any directives on how teachers should be facing the changes in the 21st Century, everybody is still focused on hardware rather than cloud computing and web 2.0.
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Article comparing the lack of knowledge about the role of the educator at the moment with the blame put on 'bad teachers'.
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