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Can Texting Develop Other Writing Skills?
Flickr: English106 As more schools begin allowing students to bring their own devices and actually use them in class, the debate around the value of “digital writing” — texting, taking notes on mobile devices, tweeting, etc. — is heating up. Some educators (and even a linguistic expert) believe kids who text are exercising a different, [...]
Why Students Should Learn to Write for the Public
“Writing is a public act,” says New York teacher Ileana Jimenez, who encourages her students to blog. Rather than having them write a paper and hand it in only for the teacher to read, waiting for some kind of assessment, Jimenez offers a different perspective in this interview with the Atlantic at the Aspen Ideas [...]
Budding Writers Benefit from Sharing Their Work Online
“We just want these young writers to see how empowering it is to be able to share your ideas.”
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