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started by Brandi Burke on 12 Sep 13
  • Brandi Burke
    #1 Brandi Burke on 12 Sep 13
     
    Going to start this topic.In here let's toss in some ideas to be put into the argument that will be turned in today.Then from the ideas can smash them together into one good argument.Going to see through the postings what I can pull from them.
  • Brandi Burke
    #2 Brandi Burke on 12 Sep 13
     
    From what Patrick G. posted in the group ------ "Literacy through technology promotes laziness to an extent.Texting,for example, has been turned into a language completely compiled of acronyms and abbreviation.Online video hosting sites have taken the place of learning through reading.I think it's important to teach our younger generations the importance of picking up a book.The basic fundamentals of education should still be high priority.Fun through learning can still be taught through technology but the foundation must be laid with basic literary skills, reading and writing."

    ((that could be used in the argument))
  • Brandi Burke
    #3 Brandi Burke on 12 Sep 13
     
    From an article Jennifer L. posted in the group ----- "Reading for pleasure, which has declined among young people in recent decades, enhances thinking and engages the imagination in a way that visual media such as video games and television do not, Greenfield said."

    ((that can put into the argument))

    edited--

    another article she has posted ------ "Here are the facts. The Department of Education's National Adult Literacy survey of 1992 revealed that over 50% of American adults over the age of 16 were functionally illiterate. The tragic news is that the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy reveals that the "average prose and document literacy did not differ significantly from 1992."

    ((could be used too))
  • Brandi Burke
    #4 Brandi Burke on 12 Sep 13
     
    From an article Jinnette P. posted in the group ----- "Some traditionalists warn that digital reading is the intellectual equivalent of empty calories. Often, they argue, writers on the Internet employ a cryptic argot that vexes teachers and parents. Zigzagging through a cornucopia of words, pictures, video and sounds, they say, distracts more than strengthens readers. And many youths spend most of their time on the Internet playing games or sending instant messages, activities that involve minimal reading at best."

    ((part of the argument))
  • Brandi Burke
    #5 Brandi Burke on 12 Sep 13
     
    From an article I had posted in the group ------ "Experts describe this habit of darting from page to page as "associative" thinking. They have especially noticed this habit in younger children, whom are comparably less focused on studying, reading, and writing then the age group was when measured in the past. This is damaging to reading ability because it decreases our ability to comprehend what we read.Another way researchers believe the internet has impacted our critical thinking abilities is that we now use less reliable sources to learn about new ideas. We often accept any article as fact. They found that students children's reading abilities now do less research before answering a question."

    ((possible use in the argument))
  • Brandi Burke
    #6 Brandi Burke on 12 Sep 13
     
    From a article Mikail Z. posted in the group ----- "There also is a negative effect on punctuation, especially when texting. It ignores language and writing conventions. Many students have no idea when to use capital letters. They don't capitalize 'I.' They don't capitalize proper names. You're/your, there/their/they're, and its/it's become interchangeable. Punctuation is haphazard.Also, texting and social networking sites don't require practicing handwriting; therefore, many students can't write legibly. Every year, I am amazed by how few of my eighth-graders are able to read or write cursive. They struggle with their own signature."

    ((could be used in the argument))
  • Brandi Burke
    #7 Brandi Burke on 12 Sep 13
     
    From an article Lucas C. posted in the group ------ " Instant messaging, or IM, is a technology which allows two
    individuals who are separated by any distance to engage in synchronous, written communication. Like a phone call, it takes place in a real-time environment; however, its mode of operation relies solely on the written word to transmit meaning, and many messagers choose to completely disregard standard writing conventions while they converse. Because of these unique abilities and characteristics, IM has gathered a following that worries many English teachers."

    ((could be put into the argument))
  • Brandi Burke
    #8 Brandi Burke on 12 Sep 13
     
    I have gone through several articles various folks posted in the group.I have taken parts from some of these articles and posted them in this topic and from student and their article finding the information came from to go back and double check.Please look through them to see what all could be placed into the final argument to be sent off today.
  • Matthew Murren
    #9 Matthew Murren on 12 Sep 13
     
    I definitely think we should state how technology is provoking youth to become lazier. With the more and more advances in technology, the less physical work we have to do. If kids are letting their devices do the thinking and working for them, their not going to be learning anything.
  • Brandi Burke
    #10 Brandi Burke on 12 Sep 13
     
    Definitely should have that in the argument.
  • Jinnette Reyes Pantalone
    #11 Jinnette Reyes Pantalone on 12 Sep 13
     
    This is all really great guys make sure you add about the grammar. I put up and whole article about that with some really great stuff so now if just about putting it together. So I can send it in let try to get this done ASAP I don't want to cut it to close.
  • Brandi Burke
    #12 Brandi Burke on 12 Sep 13
     
    Going to work up a rough draft of the argument with the links below it supporting the statement.I will post it in another topic.At that point please feel free to make any adjustments to the statement.Again, it will be a rough draft.

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