presentation to esl class
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This presentation will give an overview of current information technology issues for a target audience of ESL students.TRANSCRIPT
Information Technology
Considering IT in today’s world.
July 25, 2011By: Laura Perry
First, let’s get to know each other…
•Name
•Brief Introduction
•At what age did you get your first email address? And what did you use it for?
Information Technology
• What is I.T.? Wikipedia says:“is the acquisition,
processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications.”
• Wikipedia says:• “is the acquisition,
processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications.
IT Vocabulary
1. Background2. Code3. Computing4. Data5. Cyber
6. Hardware
7. Monitor8. Pdf9. Publishing10.Simultaneously
IT Explosion
• Internet Access• Devices• Applications
IT Explosion
Telephone use by households took 100 years to reach 95% penetration.
Internet use by households (either in- or outside the home) has increased significantly, from 22 percent in 1997 to 71 percent in 2007.
Broadband Internet has been on an upward trajectory reaching 56% of households in 2007
IT Explosion
Rural vs. Urban Access in the US
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Telecom/distributionservices.htm
What has been the experience where you are from?
IT Explosion
Cell phones to reach 5 Billion in 2011
Web access by people on the move, including through laptops and smart mobile devices, will
probably surpass web access from desktop computers within the next five years, the
agency said.
What is your favorite app?
Examples:– Academic Research– Shopping– Facebook– Photo Editing– Banking– Gaming– Or What?
Consider the Impact
Information Technology’s Impact on:– Family– Work– Self– Community– Government– Education– Healthcare– And so on…
Social NetworkingIn our sample, the average Facebook user has 229
Facebook friends. They reported that their friends list contains:
22% people from high school 12% extended family 10% coworkers 9% college friends 8% immediate family 7% people from voluntary groups 2% neighborshttp://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Technology-and-social-networks/Summary.aspx
Small Group
