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Articles tagged with: School and Text Messaging
Clemson researchers develop hands-free texting application
Clemson University researchers say that they have developed a hands-free alternative to cell phone texting while driving. "If you can't keep people from doing it, make it safer," said Juan Gilbert, professor and chairman of the human-centered computing division of Clemson's school of Computing. more
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Texting, tweeting ought to be viewed as GR8 teaching tools, scholar says
.. Carol L. Tilley, a professor of library and information science at Illinois, says that schools and libraries should consider embracing texting and tweeting as a means of engagement rather than simply outlawing it. "I think if you're an edu more
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Open Wide - Dentists Urge Patents to Stop Texting During Treatment
..t because I know that there are parents with kids in school who need to be in touch with their kids at times," she said. "However, one young patient of mine had to interrupt me when his phone was buzzing in his pocket." Dr. Bogho more
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Students From Around The World Learn Through SMS
Students from around the world will be able to learn together by using SMS in the new school year 2009-2010. An IICD supported Global Teenager Project will experiment with using SMS to ensure that schools without internet access can also participate in one of the world's largest online learning programmes. more
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Teens Admit to Using Cell Phones to Cheat in School
..y has found that over a third of American teenagers will use their cell phone to help cheat in school - while half admit to using the internet to cheat. More importantly claims the survey, many students don't consider their actions to be cheati more
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Study shows texting while driving can be deadly
A new study confirms what most people already know: sending text messages and driving are a potentially lethal combination. Twenty-one teens using a driving simulator while sending text messages or searching their MP3s slowed down, wove in an out of their lanes, and, in some cases, ran over pedestrians, according to a study presented to the Pediatric Academic Societies. more
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When texting, eligible women express themselves better
The book "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" and its gender stereotypes on how the sexes communicate remains fodder for debate, but two Indiana University (IU) researchers have confirmed one thing: When men and women talk through technology, it's the women who are more expressive. more
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Many children love sending and receiving text messages through their cell phones - sometimes to the great annoyance of their parents. However, a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests this technology could be used to reduce children's chances of becoming overweight or obese later in life, by helping them monitor and modify their own behaviors now. more
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New-Generation Workers Want Technology Their Way
... High school and young college students spend less than two hours a week e-mailing, instead preferring text and instant messaging and communicating on social networking sites. Regardless of age, Millennials spend an average of only 30 minutes a more
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Report Says that SMS is Not Ideal for Emergency Communications
US trade group, 3G Americas has published a research report focusing on restrictions on the use of SMS as an emergency alert service. The use of text messaging or SMS has become ubiquitous and commonplace for recreational and business purposes. According to CTIA -The Wireless Association, text messaging has set new records in the United States, with 75 billion messages reported in the month of June 2008 alone -- about 2.5 billion messages a day. Accordingly, SMS messaging is now viewed by many as a reliable method of communication when all other means appear unavailable, and some third party companies are offering emergency notification services based on SMS. more
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