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Communication, Netiquette, & Types of Media

Communication

• refers to the actionable transfer of information from one person, group, or place to another

• by writing, speaking, or using a medium

• process of using words, sounds, signs or behaviors

• to express your ideas, thoughts, feelings to someone

  • sender, receiver, and message

Types of Communication

• Verbal Communication

• Non-verbal Communication

Verbal Communication

• Oral (speaking)

• Written (writing)

Non-verbal Communication

• Body language

• Gestures

• Facial expression

• Signs and symbols

Affects Communication

• Transmission of The Message

• Processing of The Message

• Way of Writing

• Way of Conversation

• Way of Interaction

Literacy

• ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute using printed and written

• involves of a continuum of learning to develop knowledge

Media Literacy

• ability to read, analyze, evaluate and produce communication in a variety of media forms

• such as print or written messages

• ability to synthesize and produce mediated messages

Information Literacy

• ability to recognize information when is needed

• to locate, evaluate, effectively use, and communicate information in its various formats

Technology Literacy

• ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks

• to locate, evaluate, use and create information

• used and utilized/maximized the potential of technology advancement that are available

Netiquette

• etiquette for the internet

• what is and is not appropriate to do online in an academic setting

Etiquette

• customary code of polite behavior

Ten Rules of Netiquette

1. Remember the Human

2. Adhere to the same standards of behavior online you follow in real life

3. Know where you are in cyberspace

4. Respect each other people's time and bandwidth

5. Make yourself look good online

6. Share expert knowledge

7. Help keep flame wars under control

8. Respect other people's privacy

9. Don't abuse your power!

10. Be forgiving of other people's mistakes

Roles and Functions of Media in a Democratic Society

• Channel

• Watchdog

• Resource Center

• Advocate

Channel

• provides people to communicate

• share information

Watchdog

• expose corruption

  • government/private sector

Resource Center

• acts as a gateway of information

• source academic knowledge

Advocate

• bridges the gap of digital divide

Traditional Media

• media experience is limited use of sense receptors were specific

• radio - hearing

• newspaper - seeing

• one directional

New Media

• media experience is interactive

• audience participates

• feedback responses

• integrates all aspects of old media

Types of Media

• Print

• Broadcast

• New Media

Print

• discovered by the Chinese

• Europeans and other countries contributed to the present technology printing

  • printing covers books, newspaper,

    magazines, comics, journals, textiles,

    plates, wallpaper, packaging and billboards

Broadcast

• television

• providing the latest news

• both local and international in real time while the news is happening

Radio

• more popular in rural areas

• there are battery-operated radios that people can be carry to the field to listen to news, music and radio dramas

Film or Movie

• motion picture

• art of moving images

• visual medium that tells stories and expose reality

New Media (Internet)

• content organized

• distributed in digital platforms

Digital media

• are interactive

• incorporate two way communication

• involve some form of computing

Internet

• global system of interconnected computer networks

• use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCOP/IP)

• to serve billions of users worldwide

Social Media

• forms of electronic communication (websites)

• through which people create online communities to share information, ideas, and personal messages

Media Convergence

• co-existence of print media, broadcast media (radio and television), the internet, mobile phones, as well as others

• allowing media content to flow across various platforms