Text Messaging in the ClassroomCiera A. Flores

Why Text in the classroom?

2013 Statistics

• 90% of all text messages are read within 3 minutes.

• On average, it takes 90 minutes for people to respond to an email, but only 90 seconds to respond to a text message.

• 3 out of every 5 searches are conducted on a mobile device.

• Over 97% of text messages are opened, while only 22% of emails are opened

Teenage Statistics

• No one texts more than teens (age 13-17). They send an average of 3,339 text messages per month (6 every hour)

• Teen females send and receive an average of 4,050 texts per month.

• Teen males also outpace other male age groups, sending and receiving an average of 2,539 texts.

• 43 percent of teens (age 13-17) claim texting is their primary reason for getting a cellphones

• QWERTY input is the first thing they look for choosing their devices.

• 94 percent of teen subscribers self-identify as advanced data users, turning to their cellphones for messaging, Internet, multimedia, gaming, and other activities like downloads.

Welcome to the Future…

• By 2014, mobile internet usage will overtake desktop internet usage.

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Resources

• http://www.polleverywhere.com/

• https://www.remind101.com/

• https://www.classpager.com/

• https://cel.ly/education

References

• http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/newswire/2010/u-s-teen-mobile-report-calling-yesterday-texting-today-using-apps-tomorrow.html

• http://mashable.com/2010/10/14/nielsen-texting-stats/