According to a survey carried out last year by Nielsen, Americans between the ages of 13 and 17 send and receive an average of 3,339 texts per month. Teenage girls send and receive more than 4,000.
Contents contributed and discussions participated by Janelle Taylor
Texting Makes U Stupid: EBSCOhost - 0 views
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According to the most recent survey by the National Endowment for the Arts, the proportion of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 who read a book not required at school or at work is now 50.7 percent, the lowest for any adult age group younger than 75, and down from 59 percent 20 years ago.
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we are falling behind more-literate societies
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Children's text messaging: abbreviations, input methods and links with literacy - 4 views
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Notes taken from the article. I was not able to annotate with Diigo.
Link to article: http://search.ebscohost.com.oclc.fullsail.edu:81/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=57291996&site=ehost-live
2008 statistics:
8-11 y/o: 19% have mobile phones
12-14 y/0: 76% have mobile phones
14+ y/o: 69% text
Grades 7-12: 90% avg. 11 texts per week
Multipress Entry Experiments:
British girls age 11-16 experiment conducted in 2003 by Neville:
i. type two passages into a mobile phone- one traditional English the other textese
ii. read two messages aloud- one in standard English the other textese
iii. RESULTS: Writing time faster for textese & faster reading times for standard English methods
2010 Australian experiment by Kemp w/ same parameters except the group was 22 y/o adults
i. RESULTS were the same as above with more reading errors with messages written in textese
"These findings converge on the important conclusion that while the use of textisms makes writing more efficient for the message sender, it costs the receiver more time to read it."
The use of text prediction leads to phonological awareness increase, but spelling suffers
Word prediction texters faster at reading and sending text messages
Multipress Entry texters slower at reading and sending text messages
"This suggests that exposure to textese does not improve reading fluency, either overall, or specifically for textese."
APA format: Kemp, N. N., & Bushnell, C. C. (2011). Children's text messaging: abbreviations, input methods and links with literacy. Journal Of Computer Assisted Learning, 27(1), 18-27. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00400.x -
Screenshot of the 12 ways to categorize textisms via Kemp's research. We can add it to the presentation if the group wants to.
http://s1368.photobucket.com/user/jetaylor89/media/12textismclassificationcategories_zpsee9db46a.png.html
APA Format: De Jonge, S., & Kemp, N. (2012). Text-message abbreviations and language skills in high school and university students. Journal Of Research In Reading, 35(1), 49-68. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9817.2010.01466.x
Team A's Citation Page - 0 views
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I asked team A to send me their citation page. This is what I received.
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Text Messaging: Basically Addictive or Essentially Additive?
http://www.decodedscience.com/text-messaging-basically-addictive-or-essentially-additive/7597
Can Texting Help With Spelling?
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/can-texting-help-spelling
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Leveraging Technology to Improve Literacy
http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education-update/oct08/vol50/num10/Leveraging-Technology-to-Improve-Literacy.aspx
Using Technology To Increase Literacy Skills
http://ttac.odu.edu/articles/litcy.html
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The Rise of Texts | Fresh Ink: Essays From Boston College's First-Year Writing
https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/freshink/article/view/1200/1660
Texting improves children's spelling and grammar - Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/10895575/Texting-improves-childrens-spelling-and-grammar.html
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Using Texting to Increase Literacy in Afghanistan
http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/using-texting-to-increase-literacy-in-afghanistan/
Teens, texting, communication and literacy
http://www.parentinginthedigitalage.com/2011/05/teens-texting-communication-and-literacy/
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Texting & Its Positive Impact on Teens
http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/texting-its-positive-impact-teens-6902.html
Text Messaging and Video Relay: Innovative Communication Options
http://www.tcnj.edu/~technj/2008/TECH%20NJ%202009/TechnologyfortheDeaf.htm
Slide 7:
An Investigation of Two-Way Text Messaging Use With Deaf Students at the Secondary Level
http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/content/11/1/120.short
Text Messaging and Video Relay: Innovative Communication Options
http://www.tcnj.edu/~technj/2008/TECH%20NJ%202009/TechnologyfortheDeaf.htm
Slide 8:
Video clip from President Obama speech "Taking Africa's Quesions"
https://assethub.fso.fullsail.edu/assethub/obama_Sequence_37737731-f574-47b8-9046-ed96f6dedbcc.mp4
Video clip edited by Eric Dean for presentation
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Using Texting to Increase Literacy in Afghanistan
http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/using-texting-to-increase-literacy-in-afghanistan/
Images courtesy of www.globalgiving.org
Slide 10:
Texting improves children's spelling and grammar
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/10895575/Texting-improves-childrens-spelling-and-grammar.html
Image courtesy of Liberty Science Center
Slide 11:
The Rise of Texts | Fresh Ink: Essays From Boston College's First-Year Writing Seminar
https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/freshink/article/view/1200/1660
Slide 12:
Can Texting Help With Spelling?
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/can-texting-help-spelling
Texting improves children's spelling and grammar
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/10895575/Texting-improves-childrens-spelling-and-grammar.html
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Articles on Texting in Teaching
http://www.jasonrhode.com/smsarticles
Slide 14:
Leveraging Technology to Improve Literacy
http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education-update/oct08/vol50/num10/Leveraging-Technology-to-Improve-Literacy.aspx
Cohesive Thesis Statement - 17 views
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I'd say based on the presentations alone, without any bias, Team B did a better job of getting their points across. With that being said, I think our thesis should be "The use of texting and cyber slang in today's modern world, as a whole, does not promote the growth of literacy."
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I've reviewed all the information for Team B. Some of their sources were credible, others were not. Do I need to do some of my own research now to support our thesis? OR Is our presentation only based on what we find within Team B's sources?
Also, I have posted a few slides to our presentation. If they need to be deleted, by all means do so, but I needed another way to organize my thoughts for the initial research. I like using Diigo, but all the information can seem disorganized and over whelming to me from time to time. -
I was thinking we should do something funny like autocorrect fails or texts that are filled with short hand. For example, the James Earl Jones and Malcolm McDowell "totes magotes" Sprint commercial
Definitions of Literacy - 0 views
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"Literacy not only involves competency in reading and writing, but goes beyond this to include the critical and effective use of these in peoples' lives, and the use of language (oral and written) for all purposes."
Does Texting Harm Students' Writing Skills? - 0 views
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Cyber slang is suspected of damaging students’ writing acumen.
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Cyber slang is a term used to describe shortcuts, alternative words, or even symbols used to convey thoughts in an electronic document.
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text-based abbreviated communications teens use are showing up in more formal writing.
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Team B's Cyber Slang Slide Blue highlight= what was included in their presentation Yellow highlight= more info
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This article seems like a credible source. They are interactive, allowing comments from readers. The author, his title, and all the copyright material is listed at the bottom of the page. The site is recognized by companies such as Encyclopedia Britannica, Microsoft, and USA Today.
How Is Text Messaging Affecting Teen Literacy - College Essays - Shambre19 - 0 views
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Text messaging can affect a person’s social skills, writing skills, driving skills.
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money that people spend on phones and texting can cause financial hardship.
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has begun to have a detrimental effect on people’s writing skills.
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Text messaging and literacy | Language Debates - 0 views
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Texters usually want to send messages quickly
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shortening words or purposely misspelling for ease
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Woronoff (2007) thinks so. He describes texting as a “habit forming menace [which] can influence kids to spell incorrectly”.
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Team B's "Sentence Structure" slide Blue highlight= what they used in their slide Yellow highlight= further evidence/proof Pink highlight= direct contradiction in their article
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I don't find this to be a credible source in that the site is a series of brief research essays that don't take a side on the matter. They are neither pro-text language or anti-text language and have support for both sides in the essay that Team B selected as their source.
They Can Text, But Can They Talk? - 0 views
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Actual conversation is becoming a thing of the past
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and that's not good for our kids' future.
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They don't know how to handle conflict face to face because so many things happen through some sort of technology," said Melissa Ortega, a child psychologist at New York's Child Mind Institute. "Clinically, I'm seeing it in the office. The high school kids who I do see will be checking their phones constantly. They'll use it as an avoidance strategy. They'll see if they got a text message in the two minutes they were talking to me."
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Debate screenshots - 2 views
Team B - 12 views
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I felt that team B was more knowledgable than team A and utilized their presentation better. I used this system of categories to rank their presentations:
Professionalism/Professional Sound: 10/10
Knowledgeability: 9/10
Research/Citations: 10/10 because they had a citation at the bottom of EVERY slide
Slide Quality: 8/10 because they were a bit wordy
Verbatim Reading of Slides: 6/10 because they read every slide word for word, but also threw in a few thoughts that were not scripted on the slide
Unique Attribute to the Presentation: 7/10 because each slide seemed like it was made specifically for the info on the slide
Overall Score: 50/60
I felt like they focused more on texting affecting written literacy than any other kind. They showed that texting can cause poor grammar and spelling skills.
Team A - 8 views
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I felt that team A was not as knowledgeable about their subject compared to team B. I used this list of categories to rate their performances:
Professionalism/Professional Speaking: 8/10
Knowledgeability: 6/10 because they read every slide and didn't add anything that wasn't scripted on the screen
Research/Citations: 8/10 because there were many citations, but they were almost too small to read
Slide Quality: 8/10 because it was prepared with a generic Prezi guide
Verbatim Reading of Slides: 1/10 because they READ EVERY WORD ON THE SCREEN
Unique Aspect to the presentation: 3/10 because there was no personal touch to the presentation, but it was neat and orderly
Overall Score: 35/60
I felt the only convincing part of their presentation was the bit about Afghanistan using texting to teach girls to read. That, to me at this point, seems to be the only bit of info that can be proved or disproved with research.
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Background info: "We are a national charity dedicated to raising literacy levels in the UK. Our research and analysis make us the leading authority on literacy. We run projects in the poorest communities, campaign to make literacy a priority for politicians and parents, and support schools." -taken from the 2nd page of their article
In 2012 they conducted research in several different schools in the UK (34,910 students aged 8-16) to determine if the students were reading and writing at the expected level for their age. They were asked if they enjoyed reading and writing, how often they did it outside of class, and if they use "txt" speak in the class room.
The results were that if a child was at or above their reading/writing level they were less likely to use "txt" speak. If they were below their reading/writing level they were MORE likely to use "txt" speak.
I have a couple screenshots from the article that I took of tables with percentages on them. I will post them to the google doc instead of here.