Zero-Thumb Game: How to Tame Texting | Edutopia - 0 views
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guiding exercises in text translation: pulling up a MySpace page or a lingo-drenched school paper and asking students to translate the writing into standard English. Or they ask students to translate passages from classic literature into texting speak to demonstrate their comprehension of the writing and to create a form of multilingual focus, similar to how learning a foreign language tends to enhance a student's understanding of his or her native tongue.
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Patrick Higgins on 06 Jun 08This is a great example of how to take a typical assignment and give it an atypical outcome.
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Another good reason to address the texting issue.
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Check out how this teacher is viewing the use of text message lingo in her classroom. Very forward-thinking stuff here.
