#8 This is a Fun One!

Old then New
Once upon a time, you could buy a cellphone.
They were not SMART at all, no special features at home.
Make a call, see contacts, a calendar, and of course, text.
There was really not much to them, not at all complex.

When receiving a call, from a dear friend,
A tune counld be heard, then just a flip of the lid.
Having a cellphone became such a huge trend,
Much money was spent so that others knew that you did.

Now, to the point of the lesson for today.
These early phones did not have keyboards built in.
So, using the phone dial pad to message was the way,
Each number had three letters, all coded within.

To text the third letter, of a certain key.
The button had to be pushed to the third number of places.
Only then in the window the letter you would see,
A very long time it took for a message to be.

So, quick acronyms and abbreviations were made.
But, since the smartphone, and voice recognition,
The use of these acronyms from memory will fade.
Each and every one giving way to attrition.

One day historians will marvel at an old recovered message.
The "codes" they will marvel, their face in confused visage.
A different language, perhaps they will think,
Maybe it is a most ancient computer link?

Written by Mr. Wink.

What You Need to DO:

Click on the image of the worksheet that Mr. Winkelman has designed for you. On the worksheet are a list of acronyms and abbreviations that are commonly used in texting and other short forms of communication.
When the worksheet opens make a copy (FILE -> MAKE A COPY), this will put a copy of the worksheet into your GOOGLE DRIVE, You can then begin the lesson on this document.
Once you have completed have answered as many of these as you can, go back and color the text of the ones that you could not answer, in RED. Look these up on GOOGLE for the answers, and fill them in with RED text also.
Lastly, go back and use the YELLOW highlighter to highlight the acronyms and abbreviations that you use often in your correspondence.
Once you have completed the entire form: Answers in normal text, looked up definitions in red, and the ones that you still use today highlighted in yellow. Then Embed the Paper in your BLOG.