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TXTG?
BBschl
 Trsnl8 please
• thx 4 the msg
c u l8r 2nite =
• see you later tonight
• KPC =
• keeping parents clueless
• POS =
• parent over shoulder
• 420 =
• marijuana
• NIFOC =
BTW
BY THE WAY
The Philippines is the #1 per capita texting
country on the planet. More than 400
million text messages are sent and received in
the island nation of less than 100 million
people…

sources:University of the Philippines; www.censud.gov.ph

thx 4 the msg = thanks for the message
c u l8r 2nite = see you later tonight
KPC = keeping parents clueless
POS = parent over shoulder
420 = marijuana
NIFOC = nude in front of computer
• According to data from U.S. Nielsen, cell
phone users do more texting than talking on
their mobile devices.
• Nielsen says the average mobile user sends
about 357 texts a month these days,
compared to making 204 calls.
• Youth boost these stats dramatically as
users ages 13 to 17 send a whopping
1,742 texts a month --
1,728 more than the
average cell-using
senior citizen sends.
– (MediaPost Publications)
• 75% of teenagers plan on having a mobile
phone as long as they live.
• 40% of teenagers believe a mobile phone
is the only phone they’ll ever need.
– Translation: no landline needed…ever.
• Mobile devices are the #1 status item
among teenagers, followed by
jewelry/watch and then
shoes/sneakers.
• 79% of teens have a mobile device.
• 50% of teens said they would “die”
without their mobile device.
• About 15% own a smart phone. The cooler
the phone, the better.
• 90% text message; 50% said they could
text blindfolded.
• A significant portion said
their social life would be
ruined if they didn’t have
a phone.
 CUL8RM8
•See you later mate

Notes from blogs.usa

 AFAIK
• As far as I know
W8 4 ME I’M L8,SOZ
»Wait for
me,I’m
late,sorry
 R U still up?
• Parents who find their teenager
texting at 3 AM can assume
they’ve been texting throughout
the night.
 KIT
–KEEP IN TOUCH
Is it addictive?
• Teachers and schools are having
a hard time controlling it
during school hours.
• In 2003, 6 University of
Maryland students admitted to
cheating on an accounting exam
via text messaging.
• Sarah a senior at University
of Maryland, said she hardly
sits through a whole class
without texting someone.
 LUWAMH
• Love you with all my
heart
RUOK?
ARE YOU OK?
HAND
•HAVE A
NICE DAY
Communication has changed :
•For teenagers, one of the appeals of texting is the
ability to avoid confrontations with friends
Source: fox news
“Although texting has been praised for helping
teens to connect to each other and to their parents,
it has also been criticized for its potential in
making it easier for teens to cheat on
exams or to bully each other
with the help of
technology.”

Source: University of maryland newsline

The generation gap
• Danny Hitt, 34:
“To me a significant conversation
takes a phone call…the inflection
in the voice, you lose that with
instant messages.”
• Lewis Grove, 19:
“I have used instant messaging
for both ends of the dating cycle.”
–
C U 2NITE O 2MORO
SEE YOU TONIGH OR TOMORROW

SEE YOU
TONIGH OR
TOMORROW
SEE YOU TONIGHT
OR TOMORROW
SEE YOU TONIGH OR TOMORROW
Zzzzz

•Boring
 KOTL
Matthew 12:36

Remind students that

regardless of how they
communicate, they are responsible
for their words.
KISS on the lips
 Tips for parents
• Get unlimited texting plans. Save the fights for
something worthwhile.
• Every now and then, take the phone away and look
through the messages. Might be a good plan to
keep the phone in your room at night, particularly
with younger teens.
• If you don’t want them to text, disable the feature.
It is too addictive to regulate.
• One of the most dangerous things
about texting is the danger with
e-mail, online social networking or
any other means of communication via technology.
•EZ
•EASY
 TMB…

TELL ME BACK
Patience is forgotten–answer me NOW
I can’t see you’re busy or such--
When you don’t respond, I assume somehow
You’re unconcerned, I don’t matter much

Without touch, a pause, a smile, a wink

The text cannot possibly say
How much I want for you to think
That your words matter today