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 * "Writing, Technology and Teens" By, Amanda Lenhart**

Lenhart, Amanda. "Writing, Technology and Teens." //Pewresearch.org//. Pew Research Center, 24 Apr. 2008. Web. 22 Nov. 2011.
 * Works Cited:**

A fair amount of people are beginning to wonder if children are starting to write their educational papers the same way they write in texting. Another concern is that parents are beginning to believe that teenagers including young children are writing more then what the parents did when they were younger.
 * Summary:**

1. In "Writing, Technology and Teens" Sam Dillon says in **New York Times** "In Test, Few Students are Proficient Writers," in 2008.
 * Quotes:**

2. Lenhart, Amanda, Mary Madden and Paul Hitlin said in the article //"Writing,Technology and Teens,"// "Youth are Leading the Transition to a Fully Wired and Mobile Nation," Pew Internet & American Life Project, Washington, DC, July 27, 2005.

In the article "**Writing, Technology and Teens**" they say that student writings at school percent out to...
 * Facts:**
 * 1. 50% of teens say they sometimes use informal writing styles instead of proper capitalization and punctuation in their school assignments;
 *  2. 38% say they have used text shortcuts in school work such as "LOL" (which stands for "laugh out loud");
 *  3. 25% have used emoticons (symbols like smiley faces :) in school work.[[file:Teens and Technology.pptx]]