Texting+101

Here is the works cited for the Texting 101 presentation: [|works cited for final.docx]

Brainstorm: __Texting Applications/Programs__ -Voice Text Pro is an iphone application that allows hand's free texting. -Speak It! application allows Text to voice. Textecution-An app to disable the phone if the car is going over 10 mph, helps eliminate texting while driving- []

__Slide texting/Swype texting__ media type="youtube" key="uPEbGfeWipI" height="390" width="640" [] Has information about Swype texting and a statistic about your speed when using this program [] This is the link to the actual Swype website-

Article about someone who broke the guiness world record using this-
 * [|http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/03/22/swype-user-sets-guinness-world-record-for-texting-speed/]**

[|http://tech.blorge.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/swype_graph.jpg] graph for words per minute

Speed and Accuracy
Swype is faster than existing text entry methods because it has built-in intelligence that does not require users to hit each letter accurately. Also, tracing a smooth, continuous path is much faster than “target-tap-lift-target-tap...”. Even novice users can quickly achieve sustained data entry speeds of over 40 words per minute.

[] -information about the creation of Swype-

__Clever Texting website-__ [] So I thought this was pretty neat, but just wanted to clarify if i'm understanding this right...these are just different features that a phone can have for easier texting, right? I really liked how they have the numbers for the one in a different position for those that are left handed versus right handed. (Evie)

__Poll Everywhere.com- use in the class for like a poll or survey like instead of the clicker system-__ [] I think we should do something like this as part of our lesson somehow. Maybe some kind of review about what we talk about in our lesson, because this site allows you to make ur own questions! (Evie)

This is the website with the statistics for the average texts sent and received per month and the **chart with the age groups** and how many they send per month-

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__Decode the Texting lingo:__ [] -Guys: this is a website that I found with different abbreviations to use when texting. It includes numbers and letters. Some of these I have never even heard of.I think this would be good to maybe use with the website listed below for the poll game to see what abbreviations the class knows and which ones they do not. The website is organized in alphabetical order and there are MANY abbreviations listed. Let me know what you think! Amie-


 * at work –@wrk
 * give – giv
 * love – luv
 * please – plz
 * right – ryt
 * sorry – sry
 * thanks – thx
 * through – thru

Read more at Suite101: __**[|Decoding Text Messaging Lingo: A Beginner’s Guide to SMS Etiquette | Suite101.com] **__ __**[|http://www.suite101.com/content/decoding-text-messaging-lingo-a83279#ixzz1KZnpY1o] **__

So i was looking through what everyone put down, and i def think we found a lot of technologies that people know about and can use for our lesson. In picking what we want to focus on, we need to remember that the lesson is not a presentation about a technology but we must teach a lesson on it. Therefor i would say that it is important to pick something that we can incorporate an hands on activity with. In this case, i found the poll everywhere site a pretty good starting point because we can use that in the activity and have them work in small groups to create a quick poll on a certain topic. We can use the texting vocabulary with either the poll or as a general introduction to the overall topic. These are my ideas for the lesson. So for a timeline perspective, we can try to have the topic picked and the technology that we are teaching by the beginning of class. As for the artifact, seems like we were in the idea of making a prezi. So lets try to get that started and have in almost completed if not completely finished by the following class. Also during class lets try to get the activity planned and organized. Obviously we can change this timeline as we see fit, but that is my start to general outline for it. Hope everyone had an awesome holiday break and see you all in class!

[] - Lingo translator Site that will translate modern day texting language to plain Enlgish. Beneficial for those of an older generation that have not grown up with texting and the development of a new and modern langauge. (cite)

(Evie) will be using this site for information [] -

Hey Here are my websites that I used for photos and one is a video :) [] Video for reservations [] New message [] discreet texting [] loud talkers [] coupon text msg [] short convo
 * I also used the msnbc news site too further up for information to talk about during my part!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcELpOJcN4M

http://www.kget.com/news/local/story/Teachers-say-text-lingo-coming-into-classrooms/x9TKusyqJ0qAcIJ9cZmlbA.cspx text lingo coming into the classroom.