The New York Times recently published an article about young people, technology, college professor's expectations about how students use technology. Yes, college professors have very specific ideas about how technology--namely, email and text messaging--should be used by students. The author notes, however, that these expectations may be unrealistic:
“[Adults] have this perception that because students are fluent with things like smartphones and downloading music that they are born with chips embedded in them that make them technology wizards,” [Eric Stoller, social media consultant to universities] said. “They are no better at managing e-mail than anyone else.”
“I never know what to say in the subject line and how to address the person,” [a student] said. “Is it mister or professor and comma and return, and do I have to capitalize and use full sentences? By the time I do all that I could have an answer by text if I could text them.”