PERSONAL & PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS

Miscellaneous Terminology• PDA ~ Personal Digital Assistant

• Examples?

• GPS ~ Global Positioning System• Where do you see this used?• What kind of applications?

• VOIP ~ Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol)• Examples?

• DTV ~ Digital Television• Any others?

Technologies• Mobile devices (cell phones, smartphones)• Handheld digital devices (netbooks, tablets)• Remote access

• Controlling a computer from somewhere else

• Video conferencing• Examples?• Any specific applications?

Assignment

1. Receive an Area of Impact

2. Create a presentation that covers all the above technologies and your area of impact:

1. Specific vocabulary or key terms from your technologies

2. *Two* specific examples of personal/public communications technologies and how each is used in your area of impact

3. Make sure that your examples are different from the other person with the same Area of Impact

4. If possible, display a graphic or illustration of the technology used in your area of impact

5. Discuss the advantages of using the technology in your area

6. Discuss the disadvantages or problems from using the technology in your area

7. Discuss the social and ethical issues