"Writing, Technology, and Teens: Summary of Findings

 In the short article Writing Technology and Teens: Summary of Findings it talks about many things. It talks about how kids are using the internet to text their friends. It talks about how the internet is affecting the way they learn and are not being able to do the right thing. On the internet many students do not consider what they do is really writing because they do not use it in the proper way. When asked many students try to always find a shortcut to do their work. For instance when they are texting their friends they try to find shortcuts instead of writing the whole thing out. Like if they wanted to say “ we are going to the mall for alex” they would text it “ we r goin 2 da mall 4 alex” it makes it less to type. With that being said teachers are saying that when students do that it interfere with their work because they do not just put it on their phone but rather on their paper. Teachers even mentioned that many students are using emojis on their work that they turn in at school.  Teachers think that students should not spent so much time on their phones because of the interference it is having on their school work. Students believe that most of their school work always require writing. But students argue that when they write they only write to a paragraph to one page. Many teens do not just use the interent for writing but they also use the internet to do research students say that they have at least one research report done once a week.  When it comes to black kids they are more likely to write in their journal when compared to whites. Many think that girls keep up with their work more than boys which is some what true when you compare male to female side by side females are more likely to keep a journal rather than boys. With that being said students should spent less time on texting and on the internet due to the interfering of their school work.