GROUP 1B Communication (Middile/High School)

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Comment by Harrison B. on November 19, 2008 at 1:22pm

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Comment by Harrison B. on November 19, 2008 at 1:21pm

Communication for teens are mostly occur in Internet. Eventhough they communicate during school, they communicate more on Internet.
Communication is the continuous process of giving and taking information between messenger and receiver. As you can share your idea come with others and get a better concluding idea. There are many ways to communicate: directly talking with others using language, body language, etc. The hardest way to communicate is by using body language because it might confuse the receiver. It is very hard to communicate with others because by using body language, it is hard to share complex information. Body language can cover only simple things. Also, there are risks for body language, such as the receiver might not get what messenger tried to say. If you communicate directly by actually talking face to face, you can get trustful information but the opportunity is kind of limited because to talk face to face, the receiver and messenger have to stay in the same place. The most popular way to communicate is by using Internet. There are many positive and negative effect of using Internet as a tool of communication. For example, if you use Internet, you can communicate with anyone as long as they are on-line; it does not matter if they are far away. On the other hand, as you use internet, there are many risks such as cyber bully. In addition, it is very easy to communicate with others by using internet. However, if you over use them, it is very harmful for your body and you may lose your time a lot. Because Internet is connected to the world, you can make many friends in the whole world but this also can be dangerous because you might communicate with people who you don’t want to be friend. You can socialize with anyone anytime by using social networking websites, such as Facebook. However, this might be a serious risk because by using those kinds of websites, any strangers can get your information. Also, Internet contains many false information because anyone can put their thoughts. The following are the two ethical issues about communication: Is it OK to give false information to others and not be responsible about your information? Is it right to bother others by writing negative comments, or being a cyber bully to others?



10 most important terms)
Communication: Communication is the process in which you send information to a receiver
Internet: Internet is a worldwide web which connects a computer to the whole world
Cyber Bully: Bully in Internet. Another words, it is harming or bothering others in Internet
Privacy: the state or things that concealed or not being seen by others
Body language: a way to express yourself with your body.
Facebook: Facebook is a social networking website where you can make friends.
Ethical issues: Ethical issues are the issues that considering if it is fair, or if its right to do something.
Messenger: Messenger is the person who actually gives the information to other.
Receiver: Receiver is the person who receives the information that the giver have given.
Information: Information is a knowledge that already has been received.

Comment by Harrison B. on October 24, 2008 at 4:34am

Communication

WHAT:
Communication is an action of sharing information to make a better understanding. You give information and get information with others. It requires a lot of skills such as listening and reading. There are a lot of ways to communicate. First of all, you can communicate with body language. Also you can communicate with a language or writing. You can also use computer to communicate. There is a lot of software that helps you communicate. For example, email and messengers are examples.


WHO:
There are minimum two people who are involved in this process: sender and receiver. (Some examples: body language, sign language, paralanguage, touch, eye contact, or the use of writing. Using internet, you can communicate with the world. By using internet, communication is limitless.



Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication


WHERE:
Communication can be happen anywhere if there is a receiver and a sender. In middle school, the majority of people use internet because it is the fastest way to communicate. Also you can communicate with each other by talking or writing in the class but the disadvantage of this communication is that if you are far away, you cannot communicate with other. However, if you communicate with internet, you can still


WHEN:
Communication is been done when there is a confusion or misconception. Also, if you discuss something, you need a communication. Basically if you contact with others, you are having a communication.



WHY:
We do communication because if you communicate with others, you can get better idea of the topic or you can understand better with others idea.
Source: http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/communications/default.aspx