This document summarizes the evolution of communication technologies through the decades from 1900 to the present. It highlights major innovations in each decade such as the telegraph in 1900, radio in 1904, color TV in 1953, the first Windows operating system in 1983, and the iPhone in 2007. The document also discusses pros and cons of using technology in education and business communication. It concludes by reflecting on questions about the impact of technology on communication and considers potential future technologies like internet TV and voice over internet.

1. EVOLUTION OF
COMMUNICATION
THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
BY KAITLIN STELLINGWERF

2. A BRIEF HISTORY
Communication Past and Present

3. THE HIGHLIGHTS THROUGH THE DECADES
1900s-1920s
1930s-1950s
1960s-1980s
1990s-2000
2001-Present
1900: Poulsen invents
telegraphone
1932: Technicolor is
used for the first time in
film
1970: Videocassettes
are on the mass market
1991: World Wide Web
begins
2001: Wikipedia is
created
1904: Speech is
transmitted on the radio
1939: Two way radio is
developed
1974: First personal
computer
1995: Start of Amazon,
Craigslist and eBay
2003: MySpace is
created
1906: First animated
film
1953: Color TV
1982: Emoticons are
created using :-)
1998: Google is founded
in Stanford
2004: Facebook is
founded at Harvard
1915: First coast to
coast telephone
conversation
1958: Satellite signals
are sent to Earth
1983: The first Windows
is introduced
2000: Computer glitch,
Y2K, expected with new
millennium
2007: iPhone is
introduced

4. EDUCATION & COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGIES
PROS
CONS
Using Facebook, Twitter,
Edmodo, My BigCampus,
Instagram and Pintrest in the
classroom
WHEN USED PROPERLY, IT’S AN
ESSENTIAL TOOL TO HAVE

5. BUSINESS & COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGIES
Sharing
ideas
between
employees
Emailing
allows a
quicker
way to talk
Collect
customer
feedback
easie
Conferences
are easier than
ever
Twitter can
spark
interest in
business
Communication
in Business
Social
networking
allows free
marketing

6. FOCUS SECTION?

7. HOW I USE TECHNOLOGY

8. THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY
• Internet TV
•
People will save money on TV bills by streaming shows online
•
Broadcasting online will become more popular
•
More of an audience than trying to do it in real life
• Voice over Internet
•
Tools such as Skype will replace home phone lines, reducing phone bills to just internet costs.
• Smart Phones
•
Basic cell phones will be a thing of the past
•
Phones will become mini laptops, allowing people to do everything on both a tablet or smart phone

9. REFLECTION QUESTIONS
• Why do you think it is so essential to use technology?
• Has technology bettered or worsened communication as a whole?
• How important is it to use these communication tools properly and
responsibly?

10. SOURCES
• http://library.thinkquest.org/5729/
• http://worldhistorysite.com/culttech.html
• http://www.tcf.ua.edu/AZ/ITHistoryOutline.htm
• http://www.infodev.org/articles/impact-icts-learning-achievement
• http://smallbusiness.chron.com/businesses-use-communication-technology-improve-performance-136.html
• http://smallbusiness.chron.com/effects-technology-business-communications-23045.html
• http://smallbusiness.chron.com/effects-technology-business-communications-23045.html
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OxIz_3o3O0o
• http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/future-of-communication.htm

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