Comments on: Are children who use technology really better writers? http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/12/are-children-who-use-technology-really-better-writers.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:34:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/12/are-children-who-use-technology-really-better-writers.html/comment-page-1#comment-25201 Steve Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:08:54 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=5528#comment-25201 Hi, having a blog, will not make anyone a "better" writer - sheer volume does not denote excellence. However, having a critique of the writing skills and learning how to improve may help them. I have a friend, that took 4 years of University, is educated in Journalism and currently writing her "life memoir." After a year into writing the memoir, her publishing company realized they needed to bring in a professional collaborator to finish it off (not good in my opinion). So, apparently, even education does not make anyone a better writer. BTW, this was from a person that, for a time, was very consistent in writing blogs. Hi,

having a blog, will not make anyone a “better” writer – sheer volume does not denote excellence. However, having a critique of the writing skills and learning how to improve may help them.

I have a friend, that took 4 years of University, is educated in Journalism and currently writing her “life memoir.” After a year into writing the memoir, her publishing company realized they needed to bring in a professional collaborator to finish it off (not good in my opinion). So, apparently, even education does not make anyone a better writer. BTW, this was from a person that, for a time, was very consistent in writing blogs.

]]> By: Brad http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/12/are-children-who-use-technology-really-better-writers.html/comment-page-1#comment-24963 Brad Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:36:58 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=5528#comment-24963 Hi I am a grade 10 student with an IEP I have a laptop givin to me by the goverment becuase I can't right well you cant read my writhing and I can't spell that good but with the laptop I can get progects and esays done with out geting them handed back by the teacher syaing they cant read it redo it know I can spell better two Hi I am a grade 10 student with an IEP I have a laptop givin to me by the goverment becuase I can’t right well you cant read my writhing and I can’t spell that good but with the laptop I can get progects and esays done with out geting them handed back by the teacher syaing they cant read it redo it know I can spell better two

]]> By: Dean http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/12/are-children-who-use-technology-really-better-writers.html/comment-page-1#comment-24951 Dean Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:50:45 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=5528#comment-24951 Concerns on this matter are well warranted. It stands to reason that more exposure to the subject of writing will improve our youths ability to write. The fact still remains that they are increasingly taking short cuts in their sentence structure, using acronyms and words that don't exist at all. Ultimately our language is on the decline because these kids don't even know what our language is capable of. After all, ignorance is bliss, and I'm sure we are all guilty of that. I think anyone would be surprised at the lack of comprehension across the board. Blogger or not, the new generation needs to learn some new words, and proper spelling of the ones they "think" they already know. Concerns on this matter are well warranted. It stands to reason that more exposure to the subject of writing will improve our youths ability to write. The fact still remains that they are increasingly taking short cuts in their sentence structure, using acronyms and words that don’t exist at all. Ultimately our language is on the decline because these kids don’t even know what our language is capable of. After all, ignorance is bliss, and I’m sure we are all guilty of that. I think anyone would be surprised at the lack of comprehension across the board. Blogger or not, the new generation needs to learn some new words, and proper spelling of the ones they “think” they already know.

]]> By: Simon Cohen http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/12/are-children-who-use-technology-really-better-writers.html/comment-page-1#comment-24898 Simon Cohen Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:09:53 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=5528#comment-24898 Hey Rhonda, I too am concerned about the prevalence of texting and IMing amongst kids who are growing up never having known a world without those technologies. But I also feel that practice makes perfect. If more kids are writing (any kind of writing - even bad writing!) now that tools like blogs are available to them, they will become better over time. The difference between this generation and previous generations, is in how writing is used. Prior to the advent of email, texting, blogging or tweeting, writing was something most of us used for school work, the occasional personal letter or work. Now, writing is everywhere - a consant throughout our lives whether at work or play. It seems inevitable that this environment will ultimately produce more "good" writers than in the past, simply because more people write, more often. Hey Rhonda, I too am concerned about the prevalence of texting and IMing amongst kids who are growing up never having known a world without those technologies. But I also feel that practice makes perfect. If more kids are writing (any kind of writing – even bad writing!) now that tools like blogs are available to them, they will become better over time. The difference between this generation and previous generations, is in how writing is used. Prior to the advent of email, texting, blogging or tweeting, writing was something most of us used for school work, the occasional personal letter or work. Now, writing is everywhere – a consant throughout our lives whether at work or play. It seems inevitable that this environment will ultimately produce more “good” writers than in the past, simply because more people write, more often.

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