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Text messaging short hand and other chat abbreviation. - 2 views

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shared by adria toshok on 12 Mar 14 - Cached

adria toshok on 12 Mar 14

This is very detrimental to a kids growth in learning how to spell, write and over all communicate like a normal human being. I don't even know most of these.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is very detrimental to a kids growth in learning how to spell, write and over all communicate like a normal human being. I don't even know most of these.</div>

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Tony Phillips on 12 Mar 14

You're right Adria, it's a new kind of language altogether and only vaguely resemble the traditional English language based on all the abbreviations text users have to utilize in order to get the message across; but that is not growth (nor should be considered as such) in the sense of traditional grammar, punctuation or even "proper" speech, right?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">You're right Adria, it's a new kind of language altogether and only vaguely resemble the traditional English language based on all the abbreviations text users have to utilize in order to get the message across; but that is not growth (nor should be considered as such) in the sense of traditional grammar, punctuation or even "proper" speech, right?</div>

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Matt Lowery on 13 Mar 14

I agree with both of the points above, however I feel that it is also good to bring up that that all languages have their own slang. In the English language you could say "Sup" in lieu of "How are you doing?" or "Totes" instead of "Totally!" I think the chat abbreviations are just short hand that has been integrated at lightning speeds. The point I'd most like to bring up is the "phonetics" involved with a lot of these. I think that's where the real problem is being generated. It's fine to drop a "BRB" or "LOL" into a chat convo because this is simple every day slang. It's when I read things like "10Q" (thank you) and "4NR" (foreigner) that make my brain want to melt through my face.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I agree with both of the points above, however I feel that it is also good to bring up that that all languages have their own slang. In the English language you could say "Sup" in lieu of "How are you doing?" or "Totes" instead of "Totally!" I think the chat abbreviations are just short hand that has been integrated at lightning speeds. The point I'd most like to bring up is the "phonetics" involved with a lot of these. I think that's where the real problem is being generated. It's fine to drop a "BRB" or "LOL" into a chat convo because this is simple every day slang. It's when I read things like "10Q" (thank you) and "4NR" (foreigner) that make my brain want to melt through my face.</div>

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Jana Zills on 13 Mar 14

Wow Matt! Some of these I've never ever heard of. In fact my brain might melt through my face as well. I'm just kidding but it annoys me too. I spoke with a 30 year old through facebook chat and she used tons of abbreviations I didn't understand. I feel so outdated sometimes.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wow Matt! Some of these I've never ever heard of. In fact my brain might melt through my face as well. I'm just kidding but it annoys me too. I spoke with a 30 year old through facebook chat and she used tons of abbreviations I didn't understand. I feel so outdated sometimes.</div>

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Traditional Literacy vs Media Literacy - 8 views

This is a good question. Maybe the new and the old exist together. For example, paperless versions of magazines and newspapers on iPads and related technology. Reducing waste, but that's a differen...

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started by Tony Phillips on 12 Mar 14 3 follow-ups, last by Jana Zills on 13 Mar 14

Social networking and internet.... - 15 views

I definitely agree, it's always harder for me to type a paper. I have to go through and retype almost every sentence because I am abbreviating everything. I often missed some and at my last school ...

started by Jana Zills on 12 Mar 14 7 follow-ups, last by Ronald Henry on 14 Mar 14

Texting, TV and Tech Trashing Children's Attention Spans | Ellen Galinsky - 0 views

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shared by moriahlynn on 13 Mar 14 - No Cached

Nearly three quarters of the 685 public and private K-12 teachers surveyed in the Common Sense Media online poll believe that students use of entertainment media (including TV, video games, texting and social networking) "has hurt student's attention spans a lot or somewhat."
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Likewise, in the Pew online survey, which polled 2,462 middle and high school teachers, 87% report that these technologies are creating "an easily distracted generation with short attention spans," and 64% say that digital technologies "do more to distract students than to help them academically."
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Text Messaging and Teenagers: A Review of the Literature - 0 views

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30 Reasons Reading Should Take Priority Over Technology and Social Media - Reading Hori... - 0 views

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