Thoughts about Technology and Writing

What do I see as the changes in technology (or technology-related changes) that have most contributed to changes in how I write/ how I think about writing?

Social networking sites (first Myspace, now Facebook) have definitely changed my writing. Before my friends and I utilized these sites, anything I wrote was simply for me, unless I decided to print out copies of writings and pass them around to people to share. (And believe me, in elementary school I did!)

Now, with the use of these sites, I can write notes or blogs and share them with everyone who I am connected with. (Most of the time, I tend to rant on these blogs, but I digress...) It's something I really enjoy, because it allows me to get feedback from them and allows me to share my thoughts over a more widespread audience.

P.S. Texting has definitely changed my writing. In general, I hate texting, but I still use it. I hate that new text messaging lingo (wtf, lol, &c...) but I still find myself using it once in a while. If those or other shortened versions of words and phrases were to appear in writing (not just on phones or blogs....) I would immediately understand what it was saying.

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What are my responsibilities as someone who produces texts? (In general, or as a teacher to my students?)

As a teacher, it is my responsibility to be honest with my students. I want to show them as many options as possible, and help them formulate their own decisions and positions on things. I need to present them with a wide range of texts from a wide variety of areas. I need to teach them the importance of being informed and well-read (however that may be... whether novels or newspapers or blogs or all of them), and how that will influence their future. There are so many ideas and options in the world, and if I can one day help my students think for themselves, then those options and ideas become their own, sparking new and more and more...