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Unit 1 The Online World

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Lesson 3 - Online Communication

(Student Book A Pg 10 - 13)

Starter What is an online community?

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1. Match the following information exchanges to their correct descriptions.
Web logs
(blogs)

Microblogging
sites

Wikis

Chatrooms

These are sites which allows users to create and

exchange really short text entries. A popular example
of this type of site is Twitter.
These are websites that provide information that
visitors to the site can extend and edit. They allow
users to share information and are useful for
research. The best-known example of a wiki is
Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia that can be
updated by contributors.
These are frequently updated online journals with
diary-like entries which allow people to express their
thoughts and feelings and give details of their daily
activities. Typically, a blog includes text, photos and
sometimes video.
Online communication within communities is
sometimes referred to as chat. Some of the large
interactive communities where people take part in the
same conversation or type of chat at the same time
are known as chatrooms.

2. Research and write a short description for each of the following key terms:

Electronic mail (e-mail)

A formal way of communicating ,like a letter but quicker and easier,
cheaper
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Instant messaging (chat) social media websites that have chat are instant chat

Newsgroup
A newsgroup is an Internet-based
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Social networking
Its a place where everyone is connected and you can talk to anyone

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Conferencing
Web conferencing refers to a service that allows conferencing events to be shared with remote
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Blogs
Often updates of what
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Vlogs / Podcast
A video blog

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3. From discovering various online communications that are used online, what do
you use?
I use social medias like Facebook, Instagram and twitter and I use email and black berry messenger
these are all popular social and instant messaging services

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4. What are the implications of online communication? Think about the positive
and negative aspects.
Positive: its fast and easy to communicate with friends and family. You can meet new people.

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Negative: you need internet access which not everyone has. Its costs quite a lot for anything that has
access to the
internet..........................................................................................................................................................
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5. What does VoIP stand for?
.voice over internet
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6. What does VoIP do?
voice-over internet protocol: a system for converting analogue signals to digital so that telephone calls
may be made over the internet

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7. What are the limitations of VoIP?

You need internet access

not everyone can afford a phone or internet

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8. What are the benefits of VoIP?

Plenary
1. Give 3 example of social media used online?
2. What does netiquette mean?
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