Moving on to Unit III: Computer Mediated Communication

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Moving on to Unit IIIComputer Mediated
Communication

• Today (April 10)
• Overview CMC Society
• Wednesday (April 12)
• Continue Introduction of CMC Unit
• Friday LAB (April 14)
• Exam 2 Returned
• Essay 1 Returned
• Assign Essay 2

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Controversy o the Day

• Ronald Reagans
• Chase Darnell
• Tim Donahoe
• Kara Ikemeier
• Travis Niswonger

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Moving On . . . Whos Up Next?
Comm Ladies Catherine Gerdes Ashley
Hayes Ashley Johnson Alissa Revak

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UNIT III Computer Mediated Communication

• a.k.a. CMC
• New Communication Technologies
• The Digital Era
• --Internet / WWW
• --Computers (and misc. other gadgets)

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What are the NEW Technologies that are most
important to you?

• TV -
• Satellites (Cable TV) - -
• VCR - - - - OLD?
• FAX - - - -
• Computers...
• CD-ROMs (More / Faster)
• DVDs NEWer?
• Wireless (Anywhere / Anytime)
• Cell phones
• Handhelds

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Be a futurist . . . and predict

• How times are a changing!
• 25 years from now your child will be sitting here
  in Eckles Hall in crotchety ol
• Dr. McKinneys COMM class
• what communication technologies will they be
  using and how will it change their lives their
  educational experience?

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A glimpse of the future?