This article is all about how instant messaging is effecting out youth. The author spoke to teachers and students for this article. Instant messaging is all about saying something using less letters and/or words. Our youth is so used to writing in this lingo it just comes natural to them. It comes so natural that it is making its way into schoolwork. Students are so accustomed to using this language they don' t realize they are doing it. Even when they are proofreading they don't see it as being wrong. They should know when and where its appropriate to use internet lingo. Some teachers believe this form of shorthand is just a fad and won't be around long. There are other teachers that use it as a way to teach their students about the way language evolves. Some teachers encourage their students to use it in the first draft in order to get their thoughts out, just don't put it in your final draft. The author wants you to know how and why instant messaging is effecting students, and what teachers are doing to deal with it.
This article is all about how instant messaging is effecting out youth. The author spoke to teachers and students for this article. Instant messaging is all about saying something using less letters and/or words. Our youth is so used to writing in this lingo it just comes natural to them. It comes so natural that it is making its way into schoolwork. Students are so accustomed to using this language they don' t realize they are doing it. Even when they are proofreading they don't see it as being wrong. They should know when and where its appropriate to use internet lingo. Some teachers believe this form of shorthand is just a fad and won't be around long. There are other teachers that use it as a way to teach their students about the way language evolves. Some teachers encourage their students to use it in the first draft in order to get their thoughts out, just don't put it in your final draft. The author wants you to know how and why instant messaging is effecting students, and what teachers are doing to deal with it.
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