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Texting. By: Natalie Belk and Raquel Ramirez. What is Texting?. Texting is a technology used in a cell phone that helps you contact or communicate with some else rapidly. The differences of a Digital I mmigrant and a Native Immigrant. Why do teens use text messaging?.
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Texting By: Natalie Belk and Raquel Ramirez
What is Texting? • Texting is a technology used in a cell phone that helps you contact or communicate with some else rapidly
The differences of a Digital Immigrant and a Native Immigrant Why do teens use text messaging? Why an adult would use text messaging? • Get in touch with friends • Emergency • So they don’t have to call • Having multiple conversations with multiple people • Breaking up with someone • Entertainment and fun • To get in touch with their child • To try to fit in • Easier to get in touch with anyone anywhere *Digital Native – A person who is born into the technology * Digital Immigrant – A person who is into technology but not born into it
Step by Step Instructions • You must have a cell phone (mobile phone) • Press the power button until it turns on • Now that it is turned on, depending on the cell phone find the menu button which could be in the middle or the upper top left • Select the message button with your finger • Now press the okay button • On your phone you may see many items such as Inbox, Outbox, send IM, send Email, send picture message, draft, and much more • But select the send text message button • Now you see a box that says send to: that means you need to enter the number of the person who you desire to message
Step by step instructions • The other box is the message, that is your text • you have noticed that you only have numbers and if you have a keyboard phone than that is great, but if you don’t then your phone has the ABC’s on each number • you can say whatever you wish to say • You must click the button where the letters you want are, until you get the letter you need • While texting instead of waiting for the cursor to get to the next letter just click on the arrow button which are located in the circle of the menu button
Abbreviations • ABT2: About to • afk: Away From Keyboard • atm : At the Moment • asap : As soon as possible • AQAP: As quick (or quiet) as L8: Late • L8r: Later • L8: Late • L8r: Later • possible • AYT: Are you there? • bc: Because • b4: Before • B4N: Bye for now • B8: Bait • bak: Back, Back at Keyboard • bbl: Be Back Later • BFF: Best Friend Forever lol: Laugh(ing) Out Loud or Lots Of Laughs • luv: Love • lylas: Love You Like A Sister • lylab: Love You Like A Brother • 143 or <3: I Love You (count or heart) • M8: Mate • n: and • ne1: Anyone • ngl: Not Gonna Lie • np: No problem • OMG: Oh My God (or Gosh)
Works Cited • "Text messaging." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 10 Nov 2008, 16:25 UTC. 10 Nov 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Text_messaging&oldid=250893991>.