2. Text messaging
Pros Cons
0 Convenience 0 Texting while
0 Quick mode of
driving
communication 0 Added expense to
phone bills
0 Emergence of a new
0 Lack of substantive
21st century communication
language 0 Most importantly,
0 The ability to the lack of grammar
affectively multitask and writing skills in
young students

3. So, what are educators
seeing?
Lack of:
-Capitalization
-Punctuation
-Formal writing skills
- Slang words
-Proper Sentence Structure

4. The emergence of a new
language?
0 Others are proud that the younger generation are
creating a new 21st century language.
0 Believe it will have little to no affect on formal writing
skills
0 Text messaging will enhance student’s spelling skills

5. The Idiot’s Guide to
Deciphering Texting Terms
0 OMG = Oh My God
0 GTG = Got to go
0 BRB = Be Right back
0 LOL= Laugh out loud
0 BTW = By the way
0 SMH = Shaking my head
0 WTF = What the F*!?*
0 TTYL = Talk to you later
0 JK= Just Kidding

6. Not only in the classroom…
0 State Exams
0 E-mail
0 Job applications
0 Resumes

7. Long term effects of text
messaging
0 Constant spelling and grammatical errors
0 Inappropriate abbreviations
0 Negative effects on interpersonal communication
0 Distraction in class-jeopardize academic future
0 Expected rise in the number of high school dropouts
0 Children being taught to write at a rapid pace are
failing to think analytically-answering quickly without
much thought.
0 Decline in college bound children.

8. Teachers taking action
0 Schools have banned cell
phones citing
“educational and
disruptive reasons”
0 Confiscated cell phones
used during class time
0 Teaching lessons now
include emphasis on
spelling, grammar, and
proper sentence
structure.

9. Parents Fighting Back
0 Argue that cell phones belong in the classroom:
0 You can be in touch with your children, and know their
whereabouts.
0 Your kids can reach you in the event of an emergency
0 If in danger, your children can reach the authorities or a
medical provider.
0 Phones can be silenced during class or study periods, and
active only in appropriate places.
0 Cell phones create a convenience that was previously
unavailable. With cell phones, you can easily reach your
kids for any reason: to ask them questions, change plans, or
to simply say hello.

10. 0 Cell phones have become too
Cell phone bans too vital to daily existence.
harsh? 0 Gives parents a peace of mind
“Cell phones in class 0 Students will need their phones
should not be banned in cases of emergencies.
but should be
0 Scheduling concerns
welcomed with open
arms ...”

11. Are parents jeopardizing children’s
educational future?
0 Active supporters of cell phones in schools
0 Don’t see the detrimental affects cell phones are
having on education
0 Some blame it on a “teenage phase”
0 Lobbied for school bans on cell phones to be
overturned

12. The End