Is Txting Making Us Bad Writers???

I agree that texting is affecting many people's grammar. Most people like me text more than they write. As a result whenever we go to write we all of the sudden forget what all the rules are for grammar.

Texting is also making us bad writers because of spelling. If someone is writing an essay using a piece of paper and pencil they do not have auto correct to help them make sure their are no mistakes. When someone is texting there is always that safety net to make sure no spelling errors are made and even if there is no one really seems to care because texting has reached a whole new level of informal writing.

According to Aaron Smith in his post titled "Americans and Text Messaging" 83% of Americans own a cell phone and of them 73% text. This issue is affecting many people, but according to Ted McWhorter bad grammar did not begin with texting.

One of the fun things about texting is that you don't have to worry about grammar and spelling. You can be creative and spell however you want to. This picture shows the creativity in spelling. Most people who text are focusing on how to make their words smaller instead of caring about spelling. Unfortunately we do this so much it becomes automatic and we begin to forget how to actually spell the words when writing a paper. 

Some words, phrases, lines, and ideas from the article "Can Texting Help With Spelling?" are

• "The average American teen, you may not be shocked to discover, texts a lot: 3,339 messages per month."
• "let the connections begin!"
• "2nite"
• "Students change how they spell according to the circumstances and the audience."

These words, phrases, lines, and ideas are very interesting to me because I did not realize a lot of the facts that were discussed. These facts may be very helpful to teachers in order to understand where students are in technology.

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About Me and Technology in Education

I am from Fairmont, West Virginia and I am a student at Fairmont State University in hopes to become a high school math teacher. Technology is continually broadening and upgrading to the next level. I believe that teachers should use technology in their classrooms in order to increase the chances of success for their students. In "Education Needs a Digital Upgrade" Virginia Heffernan writes, "we can't keep preparing students for a world that doesn't exist. We can't keep ignoring the formidable cognitive skills they're developing on their own. And above all, we must stop disparaging digital prowess." I believe that teachers should use technology in order to educate their students. 

This video shows what a 21st century classroom looks like in math education. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htKJ8VHnDHc

I like this picture because it shows the teacher as well as the students using technology while they are learning. 

http://www.thehill.org/educationaltechnologies

This blog describes more benefits of having technology in education. 21st century teaching