flipbook looking at the effects of txt messaging on communication skills

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effects of txt messaging

2. txting has many
uses and has
become ubiquitous
in modern society
image from Toni Duarte (flickr)

3. txting can have a
negative impact
on interpersonal
communications
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4. despite increasing
the amount that
people connect…
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5. …it cuts out a large portion of
what human interaction is
image from Ernesto De Quesada (flickr)

6. txting is unique
in that it is a
completely
controlled type
of
communication
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7. unlike speaking
in person or on
the phone
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8. txting is used differently
by different age groups
image from Jeffrey Pott (flickr)

9. “the average cell
phone customer
sent and received
about 1.5 txts for
every call” –
Nielsen Mobile
image from Ed Yourdon(flickr)

10. for young people
txting can become
their dominant form
of communication
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11. teens (13 to 17)
send around 7 txts
per phone call –
Nielsen Mobile
image from Shuji Moriwaki(flickr)

12. this can be
dangerous due to
young people’s
underdeveloped
interpersonal skills
image from Raul Lieberwirth (flickr)

13. txts replace real
conversations,
sometimes by choice
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14. “the txted apology” – Dr. Turkle
image from Pete (flickr)

15. “you don’t have to ask ‘how are you?’”
– Dr. Turkle
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16. face to face conversations
can offer the possibility of
embarrassment
image from Niccolo Caranti (flickr)

17. txting can relieve this
anxiety…
image from Jeffrey Pott (flickr)

18. … but is that really for
the best?
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19. while txting can’t be avoided it is best to mix up
the form of communication that you use
image from Sergey Sus (flickr)

20. having conversations in
person or on the phone
is necessary for
developing social skills
image from Matthew Kenwrick (flickr)

21. http://www.parenting.com/article/how-technology-
chages-the-way-kids-communicate/
image from Moyan Brenn(flickr)
http://techland.time.com/2012/08/16/we-never-talk-
anymore-the-problem-with-text-messaging/
effects of txt messaging