COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 7th GRADE

1. COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 7th GRADE Special communication technology skills are needed for success in schooling and the workplace

2. WORD PROCESSING • What is word processing? • A computer program that allows you to create, edit, and format documents • For more about word processing… • Let’s look it up!

3. How does Word Processing impact us? • At Home • Create professional looking documents • Do work that used to be done at a print shop • Let’s everyone easily communicate in writing • At School • New types of classes offered • Saves time for students, corrects easily • Easier for teachers to read? • At Work • More professional results • More responsibility for workers • Documents generated ‘in-house’

4. DATABASES • What is a database? • It’s an organized collection of data • Let’s go find out more… • Let’s look online!

5. What does a Database mean to us? • At Home • Easy to sort our information • Stores information in a central location • Allows public to generate mass mailings • At School • New class instruction necessary • School personnel can mail from ‘in-house’ • Student information easier to track • At Work • Businesses can build own database easily • Track marketing information • Can be used by many people at the same time, so saves time and money for businesses

6. SPREADSHEETS • So, What is a Spreadsheet? • Let’s LOOK IT UP! • We can say….. • A Spreadsheet is rectangular grid of information, usually financial info.

7. What does that mean to us? • At Home • Everyone can be a bookkeeper • Easy to track expenses • Still another household chore that can be computerized • At School • New classes to take • Allows students to present in a different format • Appeals to visual learners • At Work • Easier for the company bookkeeper to track finances • Multiple user friendly • Work can be done in house, instead of by outside accountants

8. The Internet • What is the Internet? • Let’s learn more about it online… • What is the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web? • The Internet is a group of connected computers • The World Wide Web is a collection of web pages

9. How does the Internet impact us? • At Home • Research online • Stay in touch with others • Can be a risk of online predators • At School • Take classes or earn degrees online • Students have access to more information • Teachers have more resources • At Work • Encourages global economy • Employers must be more vigilant • Workers have more resources at their fingertips

10. E-MAIL • What is e-mail? • Click to find out! • E-mail, or electronic mail is composing, sending and receiving mail over electronic communication systems

11. What’s it mean to us? • At Home • Keeps us in touch • Opens us up to spamming and/or phishing • Faster response time than regular mail • At School • Teacher/parent contact fast • Allows for cooler class projects • Distribution lists let administration quickly give out information, and saves paper • At Work • Saves time • Saves money and paper • New area of employee accountability, with bosses monitoring emails sent/received

12. AUTOMATED PHONE SYSTEMS • Press 1 for more information (or just click the link…) • An electronic system which connects and routes incoming phone calls

13. HOW IT IMPACTS US • At Home • Major cause of frustration • Wastes caller’s time • Makes us think twice before calling • At School • Frees up the staff’s time • Helps eliminate telephone interruptions in the classroom • Let’s parents contact teacher without knowing the proper extension number • At Work • Saves employee time spent answering phone • Saves money on staffing and benefits costs • Can negatively impact company image

14. STUDY HARD,This is what you will see on the CATS TEST!