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| Title | Teaching by Texting Starts to Take Hold |
| Body | From http://www.aolnews.com/tech/article/teaching-by-texting-starts-to-take-hold/19459259 Teaching by Texting Starts to Take Hold by Karen Schwartz May 2, 2010 Texting can be a teaching tool. That's what some believe. So, for subjects ranging from Spanish to science, from homework help to exam reminders, teachers around the country are beginning to allow students to text in class. Spanish teacher Katie Titler, 30, required her students at Pulaski High School near Green Bay, Wis., to have their parents sign a permission slip before they could use a cell phone in class. Parents had a few choices: They could opt out, allow the phone to be used only for recording speaking assignments or allow full cell phone use, including texting. To ensure that all students can participate, Titler has them work in pairs to text in complete answers in Spanish to questions such as, "What is your favorite board game and why?" She uses the website Poll Everywhere, which allows her to project the anonymous replies to the entire class. The students then collectively check them for grammar and spelling. "Being able to text in class is just something new and in a way rejuvenates us because it is not the usual 'take notes, then do homework,' like we do in the rest of our classes," 16-year-old Pulaski student Kevin Dunford said. "It's a new flavor." Read the full article at http://www.aolnews.com/tech/article/teaching-by-texting-starts-to-take-hold/19459259 |
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