The Information Age

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The Information Age And You
Brought to you by the City of Seattle Department
of Information Technology
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Can you read this?
Il Babbo cari e Mom, La scoperta di oro me ha
portato a California con l'altro prospectors.
Siamo armed col pickaxes e con le pale. Gli
altri scavano la terra con i coltelli, i
cucchiai, e niente a setaccia fuori il nuggets di
oro. Dovrei essere ricco dal tempo lei prende
questa lettera da Esprimere di Pony. Lo manderò
a chiamare poi. Suo ama il Figlio, Butch
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How about this?
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The power to communicate
Computers are a tool to help us do work.
Computers and the Web are new ways to communicate.
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The Internet
People all over the world can communicate
instantly by using the Internet
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Dont get left behind

• Families
• Communities
• Government
• Jobs Business
• Education
• Health

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Families

• email all
• over the world
• Send photos

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Communities
Seattle voter, ethics elections information Sen
iors Disabilities Housing State ferry
schedules Culture and the arts Calendars
of city community events
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Government
Make your ideas known Get information Pay traffic
tickets Contact representatives
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Jobs
business
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Education
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Health
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Seniors

• take charge
• stay in touch
• research
• type letters
• online communities
• lifelong learning
• travel

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SECTION TWOCommunicationsTools

• Email
• World Wide Web
• Chat

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World Wide Web

• It consists of 4 individual parts
• People
• Content
• Computers
• Networks

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Hardware
CPU
printer
monitor
scanner
keyboard
mouse
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Software

• word processing
• games
• typing
• photo editing
• greeting cards
• learning packages

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Global Communication
Computer
Fax
Phone
Satellite
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Satellite
Satellite dish
How email works
Server
Telephone lines
Home computer
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These tools are everywhere
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How did you choose to communicate today?
With friends? With family?
Sample email
Inbox Compose Addresses
Folders Options
From Butch To Dad
and Mom Subject Gold
Digging Date Mon, 15 Sept 1849 131136 Reply
Reply All Forward Delete
Previous Next Close
September 15, 1849 Dear Dad and Mom, The
discovery of gold has brought me to California
with other prospectors. We are armed with
pickaxes and shovels. Others are digging the
dirt with knives, spoons, and anything to sift
out nuggets of gold. I should be rich by the
time you get this letter by Pony Express. I
will send for you then. Your
loving son, Butch
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B r o w s e r
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Its just like your TV remote. Change channels
on the Web by typing a new address. The address
is called a URL.
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Type URL and browser downloads page This one is
the City of Seattles Web page
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Search engines
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Changing technologies
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SECTION THREE What do you think?
Concerns
Privacy Information sharing Security Virus
scanners Who has access? Content Diversity Tru
sted sources Decency Net etiquette Protecting
kids Access Who gets access?
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You can do it!
There are public computers to use!

• Libraries
• Schools / colleges
• Internet cafes
• Community tech labs
• Online classes
• Social services agencies
• Neighborhood Service Centers

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Its important because
Communities deprived of computer technology
will end up in poverty
People who are not connected could be left out
of conversations...jobs, even education
Most new US jobs will require advanced
technological skills
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QA
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Get involved
Next Steps

• Sign up for training
• Volunteer at a local community tech center
• Bring this Information Age presentation to your
  group
• Sign up to help present this to others

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Thanks!

• This presentation is made possible by the City of
  Seattle Department of Information Technology, in
• cooperation with the Citizens Telecommunication
  and Technology Advisory Board
• and your organization.

cityofseattle.net/tech