Class Presentations

Using your blog as the starting point of your research into one area of new media technology you are now to prepare a 5 minute class presentation on your topic.

You must include;

• appropriate images of the technology in use
• information on reviews of the technology
  
• factual information
• the key new media technology terms we have covered
  
• information on who produces the technology/ ownership & distribution patterns
  
• information from the institution's own website
• information from wikipedia, BBC, Guardian Technology website

You must use Powerpoint and will be expected to present to the rest of the class from the week beginning 10th March.

Josh Hall's topic is Second Life

What to do with the New Media Technologies key terms

Now that you have familiarised yourself with some of the key terminology for new media terminologies you now need to get in the habit of using them confidently.
The use of these key terms is essential for success in this unit.
Over half term try and develop your understanding of what each of them means and consider examples of how you can apply them.

• the apple iPhone is an excellent example of how you can apply many of the terms such as interactivity, portability, convergence, compatibility, connectivity
  

Half Term Homework Task

Homework;
To thoroughly research the new media technologies shown below;

• digital television and personal video recorders (Charlotte & Natalie)
• digital radio (Tom M & Sarah)
• computer generated images (CGI) (Vicky & Elliott)
• video games (Tom G & Danni)
• mobile phones (Nina & Louise)
• big screen technologies including iMAX (Jenni & Katie)
• mp3s and podcasting (Diana & Sam)
• internet (Nikita & Jamie)

This should be posted onto your blog and will include information about the history and how the technology has developed. Include details of institutions that are involved with these technologies and highlight examples of where the key concepts are evident within these technologies, ie; interactivity, convergence, digital etc.

This should be completed by the 19th February. Your research will form the basis of a presentation you will give to the rest of the class after half term.

NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES // more terms

• COMPATIBILITY
• STORAGE
• MINIATURISATION
• DIGITAL
• CONNECTIVITY
• SYNERGY