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Technology & Communication
History of Communication
Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication.
- Thor Heyerdahl
1900-1920’s• Marconi sends first wireless transmission• First U.S. TV broadcast
1930’s-1950’s• Magnetic Tape• First Tape Recorder • First Satellite info sent to Earth
1960’s-1980’s• First communications satellite launched• Internet invented by U.S. Gov• First E-mail messages sent• First personal computer• First cell phones
1990’s-2000• Tim Berners-Lee creates World Wide Web• Marc Andreeson launches first Web
browser • AOL launched
Further Advancements
Further Advancements
Impact on Education
If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.
- John Dewey
Students•Access to information• Improves attitudes toward learning• Development of analytical skills• Collaborative work• Link students in the classroom and abroad
Educators•Improves learning environment•New innovation lessons • Increased student-teacher interaction•E-mail communication with parents
Impact on Business
Technology has streamlined projects and daily work. Email and other tools allows for constant and immediate contact. Allows people to work collaboratively and
communicate from anywhere at anytime. Cost effective video conferencing allows business partners to work together anywhere in the world. They can always be in
contact with one another while developing personal and professional relationships. Professional social networks like LinkedIn have emerged
My Life
•Email•Facebook•Twitter•Google+•Skype• iPhone• Text instead of Call
How We Communicate
• Increased traffic and SMS volume
• 400 million+ active users
• 6.3 hrs/month on Facebook
• 83% own a mobile device
• 1/3 – prefer text over voice call
• That figure is much BIGGER in 18-24 y/o
• Average 3,200 messages/month
• Online Communities
• More succinct
• Text slang
• Not personal
The Future
Expanded Wi-Fi and the non “Smartphone” will become obsolete. Further social media into mobile devices. Holograms, Implants, 3D
Telepresence, No touch screen, More Interaction
Questions
How do you see our communication technologies evolving in the future?
Will social media sites like Facebook and Twitter remain popular, or will they lose traction?
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