Pew Internet: Writing, Technology and Teens

Pew Internet: Writing, Technology and Teens

Here's a fascinating new study showing that today's teens are constantly writing for pleasure -- blogging, texting, keeping journals, emailing, etc. -- and yet they don't consider it "writing", maybe the same way my students don't consider reading comics and magazines "reading".

I'm sharing this with my English/Language Arts teachers, and will continue to try to encourage more assignments where students use technology to write for class. I love the fact that they enjoy using technology and that writing online is not a painful task, especially when it is for some purpose (sharing information, stories, and opinions) rather than simply something they turn in and only the teacher sees.