Text Messages That Make You Smarter

Posted by Andrew G.R. / 02 April / Add comment

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textutor Sounds like a pathetic plea from a young teenager trying to convince his/her parents to buy a mobile device: ‘Texting makes you smarter!’

But it’s true. Now students can utilize a text messaging service to help them learn SAT and ACT vocabulary words.TexTutor has launched a new service that will send your phone text messages
containing vocabulary definitions, sample sentences, and simple quizzes. Not only will kids be given the opportunity to get smarter, but they also will have a chance to share their progress with parents and teachers. Weekly online reports will track students responses to questions.

Using standard SMS text messaging, TexTutor will quiz you in the following sequence:

- Receive vocabulary definition
- Receive a sentence using the word
- Receive multiple-choice question on the word
- Get it right, and you’ll be notified
- Get it wrong and an electric shock is sent through your phone
- JOKE! Get it wrong and you’ll be informed. The word will be repeated at a later date
- Each word is cycled through four times to make sure you get it right

Some studies say that as many as 90% of all teenagers text message on a daily basis, so it makes perfect sense to try to jam some education in along the way. If multi-tasking is all the rage, what could be better than learning some words at that keg party.

Pricing for the TexTutor service begins at $9.95 per month.

College entrance exams are a time of mucho stress for students. Giving them the ability to learn on demand, could help ease the pain.

Interactive education and training via wireless mobile devices could be the wave of the future. Heck, it’s a lot lighter than lugging around text books.