1. COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 8 th GRADE Special communication technology skills are needed for success in schooling and the workplace

2. Multi-Media What is Multi-Media? Let’s find out! Why is it a good thing? Using Multi-Media presentations makes your information easier to learn, and easier to remember…

3. How does Multi-Media impact us? At Home: A commercial is a multimedia presentation New software lets everyone create Learning games common now At School Teachers create presentations Students can learn more easily Students share what they have learned At Work Used for sales presentations Can be created ‘In-House’ Very useful in training workers

4. The Internet What is the Internet? Let’s learn more about it online… What is the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web? The Internet is a group of connected computers The World Wide Web is a collection of web pages

5. How does the Internet impact us? At Home Research online Stay in touch with others Can be a risk of online predators At School Take classes or earn degrees online Students have access to more information Teachers have more resources At Work Encourages global economy Employers must be more vigilant Workers have more resources at their fingertips

6. DIGITAL CAMERAS What?? Let’s go find out… What’s our definition? is an electronic device to transform images into electronic data

7. The Impacts At Home Everyone is a professional photographer Photos can be easily shared Helps families stay in touch At School New way to present information New skills to learn Makes Multimedia easy to have At Work Photo studios have to adapt Change in Tech support careers Helps businesses create multimedia presentations in house

8. TELECONFERENCING TeleWhat??? Let’s Learn… And learn a little more… What does that mean? The live exchange of information between people in different locations linked by a telecommunications system.

9. The Impact… At Home Web cams common Easier to stay in touch Can lead to online predation At School Cool new class projects Promotes communication between schools Provides delivery system for lesson info At Work Promotes Global Economy Creates new support careers Allows employees to stay in contact with offices (it’s not just a web cam…)

10. CREDIT CARDS What exactly is a Credit Card? $$$$$$$ay we look it up Let’s define it like this: A type of retail transaction settlement and credit system

11. The Impact At Home Can cost us lots of money in interest Makes online purchases possible Can protect us from merchants, but can also open us to theft At School Administration can track expenses Makes purchasing easier Can act as a bargaining chip At Work Called for new merchant technology Speeds up merchant’s receiving payment Businesses can negotiate and track expenses

12. DEBIT CARD What was that?? Click the pic to learn more about it Define it like this: A card that looks like a credit card, but draws funds from the purchasers checking or savings account

13. IMPACTS At Home Don’t need to carry cash Encourages good record keeping Makes online purchases without credit possible At School Accurate account keeping for student fees Allows students to be cashless Called for technology upgrades At Work Helps keep businesses from being over their heads in debt Makes online purchasing easy Speeds payment receipt by businesses

14. STUDY HARD YOU HAVE A TEST ON THIS TOMORROW!