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New research on the dangers of teens & texting.
Texting and Instant Messaging by Kelley Loftis
Text messaging and instant messaging have become so widely used by teens that teachers have noticed a drastic change in students’ writing habits. Students are integrating the abbreviations that are used in texting or instant messaging into their school work. It is becoming such a problem that teachers must explain why using the shortcut language is not acceptable in the business world.Not only has texting and instant messaging caused a laziness in language, it has also created issues in other areas of teenagers’ lives.
Texting while driving is a serious issue that is causing accidents and deaths. Other issues that texting has created are cheating during tests, distractions and disruptions during class time, as well as having the potential for spreading community rumors. Although the concept of being able to communicate easily with others has drastically improved with the introduction of text messaging and instant messaging, the implications tend to be negative. We have to ask ourselves: Is the benefit of the technology worth the distraction?
Texting while driving is a serious issue that is causing accidents and deaths. Other issues that texting has created are cheating during tests, distractions and disruptions during class time, as well as having the potential for spreading community rumors. Although the concept of being able to communicate easily with others has drastically improved with the introduction of text messaging and instant messaging, the implications tend to be negative. We have to ask ourselves: Is the benefit of the technology worth the distraction?
Site of the Day: University of Leicester’s Online Conversion Tables
University of Leicester Department of Physics and Astronomy
Use this interactive table to make a variety of conversions, including Celsius to Fahrenheit, kilometers to inches, pounds to grams, liters to gallons, and binary to hexadecimal.
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