accountable (adjective) responsible for something

• Sample Sentence: Some say that the parents of these students should be held accountable for their children’s text messages.

• Turn and Talk: At what age are children old enough that their parents should not be accountable for their misbehavior?

disseminate (verb) to scatter, spread, or broadcast

• Sample Sentence: The media disseminates information about the latest national disasters, like hurricanes and tornadoes.

• Turn and Talk: In your opinion, who should be in charge of disseminating information to you about drugs and alcohol: a teacher in school or your parents? Why?

constant (adjective) not changing; continuous; happening all the time

• Sample Sentence: The buzz of a phone notification is a constant distraction for today’s students.

• Turn and Talk: How might constant distraction affect a learning? 

inappropriate (adjective) not proper or suitable for the situation

• Sample Sentence: A survey showed that around 15 percent of teens in the U.S. had sent inappropriate pictures. 

• Turn and Talk: Do you think texting while talking to someone else is inappropriate?

legal (adjective) having to do with the law; allowed by law

• Sample Sentence: In most states, texting while driving can have legal consequences.

• Turn and Talk: Should drivers caught texting while driving face legal consequences? Why or why not?