Students texting a writing assignment
"Silence speaks the truth."
Rylee Breed
In 2001 Marc Prensky coined the term Digital Native, describing people born into the digital age. In the article Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, he says, "Our students have changed radically. Today's students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach." You can read the article by clicking here.
The world is changing daily and keeping pace can be challenging. Last week I gave an assignment that, in my twenty years of teaching, I had never given. Here is the assignment:
In one sentence, text to my cell phone something on your mind.
This is what I received:
Hello.
Like a
sumbodee.
Dumdee.
Ellis.
I signed
up for a golf camp last night for summer time in jupiter island
florida and im happy i get to go and play golf with a bunch of pros.
Jessica
is a sweet woman.
Waffles
are yummy.
Nuttin
can change God's love 4 me!
Bunny
pot pie me gusta.
Sometimes
i paint myself orange lay out in the front yard and pretend i'm a
carrot.
We all
need to be told that we're good enough. Today tell somone that they
are amazing. It can make all the difference. “Unless someone like
you cares a whole aweful lot, nothing is ever going to get better,
its not.” Dr. Seuss.
What did
the 0 say to the 8. Nice belt.
With the
way government controls is heading, I would not be surprised if the
US became the next USSR.
If the
church needs evidence that gays are born gay, then why do they say
that you dont need proof to know god.
Gay
people should have the right to marry.
Yellow
teeth and grey hair.
Best
teacher ever Mr. Carter. I like Krispy Cream donuts. Hamburgers.
The
purple pickled people eater pinched the pepper on peter's popsicle,
piercing the parakeet's powerful pancreas.
Poptarts.
Im
scared of not making all A's. I was it so bad and i've worked really
hard for it. I'll probably cry if i don't... but i'll probable cry if
i do too haha.
I'm
thinking of ideas for skins to make. I'm also brainstorming ideas for
modifications to program over the summer. I'm also planning my day.
You are
the best! I love your class:) Thanks!
I had no
idea I was the top creative writing student.
Hah oh
sweet.
Hello.
Fixed in time is a digital record of the collective thoughts of a High School Creative Writing class. I thought I try again, this time choosing a topic.
Text Assignment #2- Text to my phone your response to: Love is...
Here is the response, in the order I received-
Love
is
a
point of view
an
opinion
a
perception
bread
bread
is love
goats
love
always ends with heartbreak
a
big ol' hug \(^-^)/
“Gravitation
cannot be held responsible for people
falling
in love.”
love
is amazing
luv
will conquer all
me
being a carrot
a
delicious sausage
rainbows,
baby pandas
love
is human nature
wonderful
when
will likes bacon
something
to love
dogs,
especially dachsunds
Love
is
both
wonderful and horrible
poached
parakeet pancreas
my
girlfriend
every
human hearts desire
unbelievably
complicating.
Texted
to my phone May 10, 2012
My phone
