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Multimedia Literacy
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Learning Objectives
Realize how multimedia can be used to improve access to state and local government
Assess how your state is using multimedia, and determine whether the way it is using multimedia is good or bad for its citizens
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3. Learning Objectives (cont.)
Understand how the city of Atlanta used multimedia to win its bid to host the Olympic Games
Question whether multimedia makes too much information available too quickly to the public during wartime
Realize how politicians are using the World Wide Web for virtual campaigning
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4. Learning Objectives (cont.)
Find out how to check up on your congressional representatives to see how well they are representing your views on important votes
Learn how the Internet is shifting the political power base from special interest groups to the citizenry
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Overview
Public Service Kiosk
Electronic Town Meetings
Internet and the National Information Superhighways
Safeguarding National Interests
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Overview (cont.)
Warfare
Olympic Bidding
Politics
Virtual Campaigning
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Overview (cont.)
FinanceNet
Small-Business Assistance
Patent Searches
Internal Revenue Service
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Public Service Kiosks
Are standalone multimedia computer devices
Serve special market areas
Blend in with their surroundings
Connect to a network
Touch Teller kiosk from
North Communications
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9. Public Service Kiosks - Applications
CITY-INFO kiosks serve traveler’s needs
Financial services kiosks provide bank services
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10. Public Service Kiosks – More Applications
State government
Motor vehicle services
Employment services
Court automation
Federal government
Medicare
Social security
U.S. postal service
Screen from Oregon State Kiosk
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11. Electronic Town Meetings
Interactive discussions groups meet online during a particular time
Internet is used as a polling device
Many TV-shows are followed up by online chat sessions
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12. Internet and the National Information Superhighway
Any country not connected will have a serious disadvantage when trying to compete in the global economy
Governments increase spending to construct their national Information Superhighways
Digital Divide
Who is falling through the net?
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13. Safeguarding National Interests
Government officials are updated through live TV feeds which appear on their computer
Internet has been used by FBI to assist in solving crimes
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Warfare
Smart bombs use multimedia
Multimedia medicine in war times can connect to specialized doctors
Informational warfare is emerging
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Olympic Bidding
Atlanta used a multimedia campaign to promote a modern city image
Computer graphics projected what the stadium and facilities would look like
Presentation evolved into Atlanta Vision, a system that allows virtual touring of all of Georgia
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16. Politics and Virtual Campaigning
Public opinions are polled using the Internet
C-Span online provides live coverage of the House and Senate
Political candidates often have a web site and can be reached via the web
Campaign donations are raised using the Internet
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17. Other Application Areas
FinanceNet
Links financial management staff worldwide
Small-Business Assistance
Provides government guides and forms
Patent Searches
Allows to search the patent database
Internal Revenue Service
Offers to file tax return over the Internet
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