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2.01: Recall components of electronic communication.

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Types of Electronic Communication

• Chatting• Blogs• Podcasting• Discussion Boards• Text Messaging• E-mail

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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?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/chats/default.aspx

Abbreviations• BFF

• B4N

• BL

• IMO

• NM

• PAL

•Best Friends Forever

•Bye for now

•Belly Laugh

•In my opinion

•Never mind

•Parents are listening

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• Web logs or blogs are web-based journals. • Often used by individuals or groups to

maintain a record of thoughts, pictures, and interests.

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Blogs• Have you ever responded to a blog?• If so what was the topic?• Was it easy?• How did it work?

http://www.blogtopsites.com/

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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.

http://podcast.com/

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Podcasting

Examples of podcasts available on iTunes

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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

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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?

http://www.big-boards.com/

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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 http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/text-messaging-grammar.aspx

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e-Mail

The electronic exchange of messages and computer files between computers that are connected to the Internet or some other computer network.

E-mail…Things to Remember

• Check daily and respond promptly• Can be printed out and viewed by anyone

or used as official legal documentation• You can deny what you wrote but it is

documented• NOT confidential• Do NOT spam readers with unnecessary

information, jokes, or frivolous material• Do NOT key in all caps or in all lower case• Proofread and spell check – spelling errors

in any document reduce the author’s credibility