1. How Do Communication Technologies Impact
Current Society?
Results Represented Mathematically
2. Choosing Communication
Technology
We chose to study communication
technology because it has such a large
impact on our lives today.
We created a survey of 12 Questions
for our classmates to answer.
We asked questions related to the use
of communication technology.
3. Showing Our Data
There are many different ways to represent
data, mathematically, that can be
collected. A few ways that we have
mathematically represented our data are:
Bar Graphs
Pie Charts
Line Graphs
Tables
5. Quantitative Results
Age VS Hours
of
Communication
Used Daily
Age VS Age of
First Cell Phone
Age 16-10 VS
Uses of
Communication
Technology
Gender VS Age of First
Cell Phone and Number
of Hours Spent Using
Communication Tech
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6. 0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
16-20 21-30 30-40 40 +
Amount of Time Spent Using
Communication Technology Daily
Age Range VS Hours of Communication
Technology Used Daily
Age Ranges
AverageNumberofHours
SpentDailyUsing
CommunicationTechnology
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7. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38
16-20
21-30
31-40
41 +
Average Age of First Cell Phone
AgeRanges
Average Age of First Cell
Phone
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8. Age 16-20 and There Use of
Communication Technology
17%
25%
33%
4%
21%
16-20 Year Olds Use of Different Communication
Technologies
Face to Face
Cell Phone/Land Line
Texting
Email
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9. 0 5 10 15 20 25
Male
Female
Number of Hours Spent
Using Communication
Technology
Age of First Cell Phone
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11. Age Range VS. View on
Communication Technology
Age Range
Will Communication Technology
take the place of Real Face to
Face Interactions
16-20
No, face to face communication is
still important
21-30 No, humans need social interactions
30-40
No, body language is too important
for positive interaction
40 +
No, personal interactions are too
important and some are too old to
use these types of communication
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12. Age Range VS Implications in a
Classroom
Age Range
Implications of Communication
Technology in a Classroom
16-20 Online homework and texting
involved in a lesson
21-30 Blogs, review sessions, social
networking, presentations, Skype,
Instant Messaging, and Email
30-40 Research Projects
40+ Surveys, Clickers, Video
Conferencing, Skype with other
Classes
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14. Gender VS Least Favorite
Aspect of Communication
Technology
Gender
Least Favorite Aspect
of Communication
Technology
Male Intrusive and Distracting
Female
Lack of in person interactions,
No personality, people hide
behind technology
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15. Conclusions
Generally, individuals believe communication technology is efficient, easy to use, and
useful for quickly getting in touch with a person.
Individuals stated that they did not like the lack of personal interactions and intrusiveness
that is involved in communication technology.
The most frequent uses of communication technology did change based on age.
Everyone who participated in our study owned a cell phone, computer(with internet
access), and television.
Most individuals spend at least 2-3 hours daily using communication technology of any
kind
The age of a person’s first cell phone is definitely decreasing
16-20 year olds spend most of their communication technology time text messaging
From our study, males spend more time using communication technology than females.
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