Educators deal with the issues of Internet slang more and more in the classroom. Even in the university level, emoticons and abbreviations are creeping in and in some instances taking over, frustrating teachers. While this issue has come about thanks to social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Texting and others, teachers are fighting a losing battle when it comes to ignoring it or banning it.
Instead, teachers need to focus on attacking this problem of Internet slang head-on. For more information on how this issue is effecting teachers and what should be done about it, read: Social Media Downfalls
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