For better or worse, texting has now become a primary mode of communication for young people. As with other new technologies, texting brings new wonderful opportunities for increased ease of communication and social networking. Unfortunately texting also brings with it a dark side, filled with many inherent dangers. Texting has sometimes been used in very cruel ways to inflict social/emotional pain on others. Texting in conjunction with cyber-networking has opened up a whole new social world to young people that unfortunately provides many opportunities for abuse. These situations can have a devastating and long-lasting impact on young peoples’ academic, social and emotional wellbeing. And how students deal with these experiences can ultimately lead to increased academic failure, to social/emotional harm, violence and even to the loss of young lives.

The book can be used for a classroom discussion on the topic of texting, an individual student or adult who needs to learn the difference between positive texting and dangerous texting, or for anyone who needs to learn all about the good, the bad and the ugly of texting. The authors provide real-life stories about texting and an easy-to-follow thumbs up / thumbs down & double thumbs-down for a comprehensive list of texting behaviors and situations. Follow up discussion questions help engage students in a conversation about each specific texting topic. Guides and alerts to pass on to parents also included.

Book Dimensions: 8 ½ x 11
Pages: 110