Q: What is Communication? A: An ability to Share information

Advances in communications are due to technology development.

Some of the most important communication technologies are:

Telephone/ cellphone Radio Television computer

1900’s-1920’s 1930’s-1950’s

1960’s-1980’s

http://prezi.com/89vvdghdxmf_/communications-timeline/?auth_key=98beb66501f158fb2fac0508f30509eeeae9f236

1990’s-2000 2000-Present

Impact of Technology:

Internet assignments

Sophisticated presentations (PowerPoint/ Prezi, etc.)

Smart boards and virtual interaction (i.e. video games)

blogging

Impact of Technology:

Easier access to data

Advanced Presentations

Ability to work out of the office

Sophisticated marketing tools

Texting/calling friends

E-mail professors

Skype/ooVoo with friends

Facebook

Q: What is Social Media? A: The use of devices such as: Cellphones, Texting, E-mail, Twitter/ Facebook

Q: Is its impact positive or negative? A: Both Negatives

-Less face-to-face social Interaction

-Distracted from reality

Positives

-Easier to stay up to date with current events

-Communication can flourish despite distance

http://worldhistorysite.com/culttech.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/5729/

http://www.tcf.ua.edu/AZ/ITHistoryOutline.htm