Transcript Communication Technology What is it?

Communication Technology
What is it?
Provides a transfer of knowledge to people all
over the world.
 Records, stores, manipulates, analyzes, and
transmit data.
 Includes computers, graphic media, electronic
transmitters, recognizing devices, and
entertainment products etc.
 Deals with information in digital form.
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Communication Technology:
Why is it Important?
Assist people in making decisions and solving
problems
 Allow individuals research and check out facts
of messages
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Form of entertainment: Radio, movies, TV,
videogames.
Gather facts on how to use other technologies to
help society
Understand influences of technology (i.e., timing
culture, sequencing etc.)
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Communication Benchmarks
Middle School Benchmarks High School Benchmarks
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Information and
Communication systems
Communication systems
encode, transmit, and
receive information
Factors influencing the
design of a message
Language of technology
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Parts of information and
communication systems
Information and
communication systems
The purpose of information
and communication
technology
Communication systems and
sub-systems
Many ways of
communication
Communicating through
symbols
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