40% of parents think computers have a negative impact on their child’s writing

More Likely Less Likely Makes no
Difference
Strongly resonant
Write better because
they can revise and
edit easily
69% 11% 17%
Present ideas clearly 54 7 34
Be creative 50 10 36
Moderately resonant
Take short cuts and
not put effort into
writing
45% 14% 35%
Communicate well 43 18 36
Use poor spelling and
grammar
40 28 30
Write too fast and be
careless
40 13 41
Weakly resonant
Have a short attention
span
22% 18% 53%
Source: Pew Internet Project