Three Most Influential Communication Techonologies:
1. Computer/Laptop
2. Cell Phone
3. Ipod
These three techonologies have most certainly had an inpact on my life as well as taking a huge part in shaping my life. I have vivid memories of being one of the last of my friends to set up a myspace, as well has spending hours using the computer to chat with my friends on AIM because I wasn't allowed to use the phone for such a long period of time. When I finally got my cell phone, I remember having trouble keeping my text message rates down, and then I finally got my Ipod touch, which enabled me to be on AIM at all hours of the night talking with friends, I would get in trouble for keeping the internet on all night long. But thanks to these different types of technology, I feel that I am well versed and educated when it comes to using any kind of technology as well as being able to teach using technology.
The way I learn new information is through many different ways; being told, verbal communication, books, figuring it out on my own, or from the internet (videos, blogs, vlogs,websites, etc.) The impact all of these technologies has had on my ability to learn new information has been substantial in both the speed at which I can learn or hear about the new information and in the truth of the information (the amount of correct information and facts as opposed to opinions and assumptions).
When it comes to the videos, I feel that there are many similarities in the types of uses when compared to the students in the second video as we as Erica from the first video. But, I feel that the biggest difference has to do with age and where I am in my life compared to where those students and Erica is in hers. Most of the students from the second video were from High Tech High School, and Erica was in High School as well, I believe. I feel that in High School, though technology is used as a source of learning and completeing assignments, it is not as big as a communications resource as it is in college. In college, for example, I feel there is an equal amount of verbal communication as well as technology based communication amongst peers and professors. We also have online classes in which communication is only taking place through technology. So, I feel that the uses of techology in college are more geared towards academics and the uses of technology in High School are more geared towards non-academic communication.
