Blog 17: Texting/AIM Problems

Cell phones are now more popular than ever. Everyone has one, from children to grandparents. This technology has grown so fast that we are no longer able to function without one. Personally, I know whenever I leave my cell phone behind I feel like I am naked. I’ve become so used to texting my friends that I can now do it without looking. The problem with cell phone texting is that many of the words are misspelled. Children are loosing their vocabulary and spelling techniques. I believe a lot of it has to do with our new technologies like cell phones and AIM. I can remember growing up and abbreviating every word I typed online. The numbers even show SAT scores going down and students no longer writing legibly. This is a major problem that we tend to overlook because of how advanced our technologies are. We have become so accustomed to the devices we use daily that we now do things without thinking. The majority of us can now type on the computer much faster than writing with a pen and paper. I think this is an interesting problem we are facing because it won’t be good when the young generations can now longer spell words with spellcheck.