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aschanna

Auto-correct generation can't spell common words such as 'necessary' and separate' | Ma... - 1 views

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  • Only one in five adults out of 2,000 who took a short spelling test were able to answer all five questions correctly.Sixty-five per cent failed to spell ‘necessary’ correctly while 33 per cent struggled with ‘definitely’ and ‘separate’. Our over reliance on computer spell checks has made us a nation unable to spell everyday words, a new survey has foundRespondents also admitted to extensive use of computer spell checks and auto-correct functions while writing emails and documents.Eighteen per cent said they used spell checks all the time, while a further 21 per cent relied on them most of the time.
awcain94

Are Spell Checkers Affecting Your Literacy Skills - 1 views

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spell literacy skills

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  • while it’s true that spell check works well for those of us with reasonable spelling skill (simple human error and the humble typo have much to be thankful for), just having rudimentary spelling skills is not always enough to sufficiently use a spell checker. After all, your computer’s vocabulary isn’t always as diverse as you need it to be.
roberthenk

Children who read on iPads or Kindles have weaker literacy skills, charity warns | Mail... - 0 views

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  • A survey, conducted by The National Literacy Trust, found that 52 per cent of children preferred to read on an electronic device - including e-readers, computers and smartphones - while only 32 per cent said they would rather read a physical book. Worryingly, only 12 per cent of those who read using new technology said they really enjoyed reading, compared with 51 per cent of those who favoured books.
  • The poll of 34,910 young people aged between eight and 16 across the UK found that those who read printed texts were almost twice as likely to have above-average reading skills as those who read on screens every day.
  • roberthenk on 16 Jul 14
     
    The reason i chose this article is because the author talks about how technology such as iPads and Kindles can lower a person's ability to read greatly. In the article it states "The poll of 34,910 young people aged between eight and 16 across the UK found that those who read printed texts were almost twice as likely to have above-average reading skills as those who read on screens every day.". Which is a good example to use when you think about if your ability to read lowers, so does your ability to independently learn, your use of proper grammar, your ability to spell, and not to forget your power of creative thinking. Without all these literacy skill our future world will slowly crumb, and we will stop progressing do to lack of these skills. Also in this article, it states that according to The National Literacy Trust survey, " 52 per cent of children preferred to read on an electronic device - including e-readers, computers and smartphones - while only 32 per cent said they would rather read a physical book." This can be quite the dilemma, because with technology always progressing and kids growing up in this technological age will grow more fond of it. Personally I have seen the affect of technology on our future generations, because I work with kids year round and i have notice their abilities grow less and less over the years. I have many 8 year old kids who have problems with literacy skills such as not knowing which way to put letters. So they will write backwards letters, and yet the can fully use a smart phone way better then I can. They can also tell me everything to the last detail about the game Minecraft, and yet many of them have trouble doing simple equations and spelling simple words such as birthday.
voidlegion

The Effects of Texting on your Grammar ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning - 1 views

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  • Students are using texting as a major method of their day to day communications, and because they are writing on compact and small keyboards they invented these acronyms to get their ideas across with the least typing time  possible. There is nothing wrong with this except when it spells over  into the formal writing territory then it becomes a problem. You might think that by just making them aware of the difference between texting and formal writing will do the job, but what about their spelling and grammar. Studies have shown
Kayla Mullis

The 4 Negative Side Effects Of Technology - Edudemic - 2 views

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digital literacy negative effects technology Debate

shared by Kayla Mullis on 15 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • 3. Declining Writing Skills Due to the excessive usage of online chatting and shortcuts, the writing skills of today’s young generation have declined quite tremendously. These days, children are relying more and more on digital communication that they have totally forgot about improving their writing skills. They don’t know the spelling of different words, how to use grammar properly or how to do cursive writing.
    • Kayla Mullis
      Kayla Mullis on 15 Jul 14
       
      I know I am guilty of this myself. We all rely on auto correct or spell check way more then anyone should, instead of trying to correct the mistakes by learning better literacy skills. Grammar is probably one of the things most effected by technology. Everything is cut short, or words are left out, and it gets worse every day.
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