Day 1: Introduction to New Communication Technologies

Today was the first class for the summer mode new communications technologies. First up we did a quick survey regarding the classes use of communication technologies. Not suprisingly close to everyone used social networking cites and the use of other forms of communcation technology varied. We discussed the formal definitions of communication and technology, a distinction was made between technology and medium. Technology is a physical/ mechanical operating device however when it is use for social and cultural purposes it becomes media. The idea of convergence was discussed, convergence refers to some aspect of a type of media being carried over into a new media form.