1. Electronic Communication
2.01: Recall components of electronic communication.
Electronic Communication

2. Types of Electronic Communication
Chatting
Blogs
Podcasting
Discussion Boards
Text Messaging
2.01 Recall components of electronic communication.
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?
Teachers should discuss the chatting.
Pros of Chatting
Instant
Fast
Accurate
Cons of Chatting
Misunderstanding due to not hearing a persons tone or domineer
Other people could be watching
Can’t type all you want to say
Types of Chat
Internet Relay Chat, (or IRC for short)
individual web page chat rooms
Most chat rooms are mainly for entertainment and have little or no educational value
There are different levels of supervision in chat rooms:
open rooms with no one supervising
electronic monitors that scan conversations for specific words and then issue automated warnings if they come across inappropriate language.
Other sites have leaders who guide the discussion, or monitors who preview what people write before anyone else gets to see it. If people misbehave, these monitors or leaders can give them a warning or kick them out.
The Great News
In well-monitored chat rooms you can meet people from around the world who share your interests in a safe and non-harassing environment.
You can communicate directly with people you might not otherwise be in touch with: teachers, community leaders, or experts.
You can participate in an online community where you're not judged based on how you look.
The Not So Great News
Chat room discussions may become sexual or violent, or they may promote hate against others.
Because some people feel totally anonymous in chat rooms, they believe they can act any way they want. Girls in particular may receive crude or sexual comments.
Chat rooms are cruising grounds for pedophiles and other predators who want to make contact with young people. Because kids feel anonymous when chatting online they are more likely to speak honestly and conversations can quickly become intimate.
Online relationships with strangers in chat rooms can lead to you being cyberstalked, sent pornography, or pressured to arrange a real-world meeting.
You could become involved in risk-taking activities. Some older kids deliberately participate in online flirting or sexual chat.
Chat room participants can end up hurting others. "Flaming," where you make personal insults or disrespect a person, is common in chat rooms.
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2.01 Recall components of electronic communication.
Electronic Communication

4. 2.01 Recall components of electronic communication.
Web logs or blogs are web-based journals.
Often used by individuals or groups to maintain a record of thoughts, pictures, and interests.
2.01 Recall components of electronic communication.
Electronic Communication

5. 2.01 Recall components of electronic communication.
Blogs
Have you ever responded to a blog?
If so what was the topic?
Was it easy?
How did it work?
Use the questions on the slide to bring about discussion in the classroom and get students to explain to others how blogs work?
2.01 Recall components of electronic communication.
Electronic Communication

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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.
2.01 Recall components of electronic communication.
Electronic Communication

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Podcasting
Examples of podcasts available on iTunes
Teachers need to install iTunes on one of you computers for demo purposes.
Pause the presentation…
Open iTunes
Click the Music Store
Click the PodCasts
Most All PodCasts are free to download. You do not have to have an iPod or MP3 player to listen or view a pod cast. Just subscribe and the PodCast will download and you can show it on your computer.
Ask the students if they have a iPod or MP3 player. I am sure they do.
Ask them if they have downloaded any PodCasts.
Click or search for the PodCast of your Choice (I suggest the Princeton Review Vocab Minute)
Click subscribe and it will download.
Click the play to play the PodCast.
NOTE: There are plenty of schools that do weekly PodCasts of their announcements for the week.
NOTE#2: Also there are plenty of PodCasts that could add to your class or someone elses such as the Princeton Review Vocab Minute. This goes over Vocabulary in one minute each day. Great for English or even Journals in Business Classes.
Alternatives include NPR podcasts shows at
2.01 Recall components of electronic communication.
Electronic Communication

8. 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
2.01 Recall components of electronic communication.
Electronic Communication

9. 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?
Use the questions on the slide to bring about discussion in the classroom and get students to explain to others how they have used discussion boards.
2.01 Recall components of electronic communication.
Electronic Communication

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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
2.01 Recall components of electronic communication.
Electronic Communication

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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.
Electronic Communication