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Technology and Communication: “The Now Generation”

Technology and Communication: “The Now Generation”. Michael Horgan 2/21/12 PowerPoint Presentation #4 Real World Technologies. The History of Communication: Introduction. “The process by which we assign and convey meaning in an attempt to create shared understanding.” It unifies us

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Technology and Communication: “The Now Generation”

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  1. Technology and Communication:“The Now Generation” Michael Horgan 2/21/12 PowerPoint Presentation #4 Real World Technologies

  2. The History of Communication: Introduction • “The process by which we assign and convey meaning in an attempt to create shared understanding.” • It unifies us • Communication occurs everywhere: home, school, community, work, right now • Constantly changing

  3. Communication: Era by Era • 1900-1920’s • First talking motion picture • First cross continental telephone call • First radio with tuner introduced • The television is invented • 1930’s-1950’s • “Golden Age” of radio, first U.S. television broadcasts • “Age of Information Science” (government computing and commercial sale) • The long playing record (“vinyl”) was invented • Photocopier invented • 1960’s-1980’s • Inventions: • Zip codes • Fax machine • Apple I home computer, laptops • Sony Walkman • Floppy disks, CD-ROMs, • Cell phone networks • 1990’s-2000 • First web browser written • World Wide Web, Dial-up takes off • AOL (“IM’s”), CompuServe • E-mail becomes big • Long range pagers are popular • First DVD available

  4. History of Communication:The 21st Century • MP3’s and The IPod • Revolutionizing storage and presentation of music • Text Messaging and the Smart Phone • Data plans • BlackBerrys and IPhones • Fast Internet Connections: Social Media Anyone? • YouTube, MySpace, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Skype

  5. Communication Technologies:An Educational Context • Current Impact • LOOK AT YOU • Future Impact • Unlimited Potential • Cloud computing, e-books, mobile and interactive learning, game-based learning • Upgrades are a priority • 65% of districts plan to upgrade, 64% of districts have current technology. • Failures and Roadblocks • Rampant plagiarism • Social Media • The Digital Divide • Old school vs. New School • Failure of Integrating Technology into Public Schools

  6. Communication Technologies:A Business Context

  7. Technology: How Do I Communicate?

  8. The Impact of Social Media

  9. Communication: The Future? • Forbes “Top 10 Devices of the Future” • Empathy Vest • The Phone Glove • Micromedia Paper • $100 Laptop • Ubik Concept Mobile Phone • Haptics • VOWI-FI • 802.16 Phones • VVT Finnish Walking Bio-Identification Phone • Qualcomm iMOD phone

  10. Questions?

  11. Bibliography • http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_history_of_communication.htm • http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/communications/default.aspx • http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/communication.shtml • http://www.web-friend.com/help/general/tech_history.html#1990 • http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/ModernInvention.htm • http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/scholastic/administrator_2011bts/index.php?startid=10 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfIQrm6ojeA&feature=related • http://prezi.com/index/ • http://animoto.com/ • http://www.wordle.net/ • http://www.forbes.com/2005/10/20/cx_gd_1024featslide_comm05_2.html?thisSpeed=35000

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