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"Carrying The Torch For Improved Education In The U.S."
Recently, a commercial was shown on TV in which a mother and daughter were talking to each other in text messages. The daughter, about the age of 13, was confusing her mother with her newly acquired text language skills. Although the commercial was funny, it isn't far off from the future of communication.
Text messaging is revolutionizing the communication world. In a society where things continue to speed up at warp speed, so does communication. Text messaging or “texting” is the sending of short messages by using 160 characters or less. This form of messaging is mostly used by cellular phones, although most of it got it's start by chatting on the computer. Another name for this form of communication is IM (Instant Messaging).
The most common application for text messages is that of person to person. However, text messages can be used to interact with automated systems such as T.I.C.E.P. which provides direct person to person individualized message from teacher to parent on a daily basis. Texting is used to inform about sports, traffic, weather, and simple information and the business world and government rely on the immediacy of direct contact.
The question then becomes obvious; why is this technology being overlooked by educators? The National Council For Better Schools has created T.I.C.E.P. to seamlessly incorporate this technology in a teacher’s daily routine that will take less than five minutes to fully implement while deriving the primary benefit of more effectively keeping the parent abreast of their children’s progress or deficits at school.
