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Treshold Concept: Information creation is a process

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Information creation is a process How does text messaging affect teen literacy: Formats sources: Newspaper articles Social media Books Academic journal Internet Newspaper  articles - contains current information as it is published daily, weekly, monthly or quarterlying, it goes straight to the point and easy to understand as it shows images that goes with the text.  Students can track development of the story as it unfolds.  Below is the example of the article about texting, published in January. January 12, 2017 By Justin Goh                                          The advent of cellular phones has undoubtedly revolutionized the communication process to a large extent, adding to that the burgeoning social media sites also changed the way one used to communicate. With the introduction of text messaging feature, conversation over text messages become popular among a large number of people.  But this can cause a great harm to their education as some

Information has value: How does text messaging affect teen literacy

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Information has value in this framework  means that:   Know intellectual properties Cite all sources Avoid plagiarism Be able to differentiate between copyright, open access and free domain. The image below is copyrighted, the researcher has cited the source, meaning that its somebody else's work. work cited: N.p., n.d. Web. Veronica. "How Does Text Messaging Affect the Ability to Write & Speak in English?" EHow . Demand Media, 09 May 2010. Web. 09 Apr. 2013  "Tech-Nation." Negative Effects Of Texting In The Classroom - N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2013 T he image show the representation of fair use, meaning that people can use the material without acquiring permission from the copyright holder MEDIA IMAGES                  These are educational images, from one of the researcher's blog which is an open access as everyone can open and debate on the topic.  The researcher has also cited all th