presentation to esl class

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

Laura Perry

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