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Teens' IM Talk A-OK: Study: Page 3 of 3

"They weren't too keen on having her go through their logs," he said.

Instead, seven researchers observed conversations of participants in two rounds of the university's mentoring program and students with different levels of academic achievement, Denis said. Now, the researchers are planning to follow their work by responding to feedback at Wednesday's conference suggesting an examination of other styles of writing compared to instant messaging.