The way students communicate with one another through social media and text messaging is creeping into high school classrooms across the country. Slang terms and text-speak such as IDK (I don’t know)‚ SMH (shaking my head)‚ and BTW (by the way) have become a common sight on student assignments‚ befuddling some high school teachers who are unsure how to fix this growing problem. Terry Wood‚ a foreign language teacher at St. Mary’s Ryken High School in Leonardtown‚ Md.‚ has seen a "dramatic decline"
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today’s society‚ our technology is more advanced than ever before. Text messaging‚ like most modern technological devices‚ has its benefits and drawbacks. One of the most dangerous drawbacks is when people combine text messaging with driving in an automobile. In our society‚ we’ve all become attached to our cell phones. Cell phones make our lives easier in many ways. For instance‚ we can check our email‚ receive phone calls‚ send text messages‚
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majority‚ it’s hard to imagine someone who can’t (or won’t) send out text messages. When was the last time you knew someone who didn’t have a text messaging plan on their mobile? Or better yet‚ when was the last time someone told you “don’t text me because I’ve hit my limit!”? You probably don’t remember. And yet‚ there are still millions of people out there who (whether involuntarily or by choice) don’t have access to free text messaging. Maybe you’re one of them. Sometimes people lose or misplace their
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some people’s idea of dating today is. Text messaging and on line dating sites have made the way we get to know people in today’s technology dating world a completely different experience then years ago when it was standard to actually have long phone calls and face to face dates to get to know one another. The idea that texting and even instant messaging seems to be taking over is very sad. How can you tell what someone is thinking when they send you a text‚ you can’t see how those words are meant
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Marketing on a mobile phone has become increasingly popular ever since the rise of SMS (Short Message Service) in the early 2000s in Europe and some parts of Asia when businesses started to collect mobile phone numbers and send off wanted (or unwanted) content. Over the past few years SMS has become a legitimate advertising channel in some parts of the world. This is because unlike email over the public internet‚ the carriers who police their own networks have set guidelines and best practices for
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Handphone also known as mobile phone or cell phone or smart phone‚ and is an electronic device used for mobile telecommunications (mobile telephony‚ text messaging or data transmission) over a cellular network of specialized base stations known as cell sites. Martin Cooper invented the handphone. He is a Motorola researcher and executive. Martin made the first call on a handheld mobile phone on April 3‚ 1973. Cells for handphone base stations were invented in 1947 by Bell Labs engineers. Handphones
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Quintin Anthony English 097 10-18-13 “Laws against Texting While Driving Are Ineffective” Do you text while driving? Ashley Halsey’s topic on “laws against texting while driving are ineffective” by: Ashley Halsey. Ashley Halsey discusses why laws and new laws for “texting while driving are ineffective” and fails to meet an impact. Ashley Halsey reminds us that “texting while driving” can lead up to fatal crashes and distractions in the U.S. (par.1). Laws and new laws failed to meet an agreement
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Vocabulary Mix 1. Instant messaging- a form of communication in which typed text is sent from one person to another over the internet. 2. Spam- unsolicited electronic junk mail or advertisements‚ sent as an e-mail 3. Emoticon- an expression composed of ordinary characters on a phone or computer that represent the writer’s mood or facial expressions. 4. Signature- a block of text automatically appended at the bottom of e-mails. The text may include the sender’s name‚ title‚ etc.
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talking on the phone was a lot more heartfelt. With the new inventions of email‚ texting‚ and instant messaging‚ it seems more and more people would rather just be a face behind a screen. No face to face interaction‚ or to even “hear” what your loved ones have to say. That was Natalie’s point that the new ideals of constant texting are killing the communication between people. People who text seem to have a harder time saying what they mean and feel it easier to write it‚ but is that okay for
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Many consider that texting while driving can be very dangerous.They say that roads aren’t safe when driver’s text and drive. But in reality there wouldn’t be a difference in roads if the ban of texting while driving was enacted. In my opinion I don’t think texting while driving should be banned. I disagree with the whole concept of it. Banning texting while driving would be pointless‚ hard to enforce‚ and it isn’t the cause of increase in car accidents. One reason why texting while driving shouldn’t
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