Transcript Electronic-Communication

Electronic
Communication
2.01: Recall components of electronic
communication.
Slide 1
Types of Electronic
Communication
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Chatting
Blogs
Podcasting
Discussion Boards
Text Messaging
E-mail
2.01 Recall components of electronic communication.
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Chat
• Talking in real-time to other network users
from all parts of the world.
– What are the pros and cons of chatting?
– What are the types of chats?
– What are the examples of various chat
programs?
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• Web logs or blogs are web-based journals.
• Often used by individuals or groups to
maintain a record of thoughts, pictures, and
interests.
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Blogs
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Have you ever responded to a blog?
If so what was the topic?
Was it easy?
How did it work?
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Podcasting
• A method of publishing files to the Internet,
allowing users to subscribe to a feed and
receive new files automatically by
subscription, usually at no cost.
• Used largely for audio files.
• Podcasts can be audio or video.
• Podcasting does not require a media player.
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Podcasting
Examples of podcasts available on iTunes
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Discussion Boards or Forums
An online bulletin board where users can
receive feedback from posted messages
• Two types of discussion boards:
– Moderated
• An administrator or moderator ensure the
discussion stays on topic and conforms to
netiquette rules
– Unmoderated
• No administrator or moderator, which may
allow discussion to degenerate
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Discussion Boards/Forums
• Who has used a discussion board?
• What topic were you discussing?
• Did you find out what you were
looking for or what you wanted from
the discussion?
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Text Messaging
• Sending short text messages to a device
such as a cell phone or pager
• Used for messages that are no longer than
a few hundred characters
• Usually applied to messaging that takes
place between two or more mobile devices
• Listen to the Podcast by Grammar Girl
about text messaging
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/tex
t-messaging-grammar.aspx
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e-Mail
The electronic exchange of
messages and computer
files between computers
that are connected to the
Internet or some other
computer network.
2.01 Recall components of electronic communication.
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