Misinformation Debate team A2

1. DGL: Misinformation debate
Texting
Fabian Chavarria!
Andrew Mata!
Alwyn Alex!
Meredith Edelson!
Gregory Griffin!
Daniella Medina

2. Exploring how texting has
increased literacy skills

3. Education
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Britain studies!
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Journal of Computer Assisted
Learning !
Dr. Clare Wood at Coventry
University!
Conclusions !
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abbreviations aid children’s
development of reading and
writing skills!
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boosts phonological awareness
http://www.inov8-ed.com/2010/11/learning-is-there-an-app-for-that-a-new-report-on-mobile-learning-and-young-children/

4. Formal texting
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Moffett and Gibson’s theory.!
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Students know how to code context between formal or
informal.!
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President Barack Obama announced his vice president
candidate via text message.

5. Languages
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Reading and writing!
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Pronunciation!
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Exposure to new words!
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Improves grammatical skills.

6. Autocorrect
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Defined as a feature that automatically replaces a word
in a word-processed text message!
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Correct spelling!
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Peer editing

7. Exploring how texting has
increased literacy skills

8. Google Docs Info
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Everyone’s contribution in google docs. !
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/
1cSasz0aPa_kwxdZphOdOu0bq5SvzCW9GfbXL-nSbcM/edit#