Texting, Technology, and Teaching
I am going to become an English Teacher, and one of the concerns that I have is teaching students who are using social media for most of their communication. Social media is a huge outlet that allows students to use their writing, reading, and communication skills all in one. I appreciate the ability that social media has on getting students to read, even if it’s very informally. Facebook for instance, always has articles, news sources, as well as their personal status updates, but it all allows them to read constantly. What social media also has, is it’s own form of language. This special language is completely different than what is expected when writing for school or professional setting. Students are so familiar with this language and use it so often, it makes me wonder what effect it has when they have to write formal papers. I, myself, use this lingo here and there, but because I am read and write for fun, I understand when to use the lingo and when to use the “sta