Online Communication

Online Communication

1. Online Communities

   • Blogs
     • These are frequently updated online journals with diary-like entries.
     • Contain text, pictures and occasionally video
   • Micro blogging
     • Short text entries
     • Twitter
   • Chatrooms
     • Interactive rooms where people take part in chat
     • Sometimes called chat
   • Wiki's
     • Websites that provide information that users can edit and extend.
     • Useful for research
     • Wikipedia is a famous example.

2. Key Terms

   • Netiquette is internet ettiquette.
   • Chat is online real-time communication over the internet

3. Positives

   • Allows Connection from across the world
   • Fast, almost instantaneous
   • Stay in touch with friends and family

4. Negatives

   • May be dangerous
   • Viruses can be sent
   • Misinterpretion
   • May not be accessible for everyone
   • Different behaviour online

5. VoIP

   • Voice over Internet Protocal allows people to speak in real-time
   • Uses voice and/or video messaging
   • Available between any two places in the world with low cost on internet
   • Skype is an example
   • Reduces travel costs and travel time
   • Voice quality can be bad, or there may be delays
   • Not necessarily secure
   • May be unreliable at times

6. Podcasts

   • Series of audio or video recordings that can be downloaded from the internet
   • Youtube has vlogs, examples of video podcasts

7. VLE's

   • VLE's can be used to distribute information online
   • Usually used by schools and colleges
   • Contains learning materials, tests, lectures, etc.
   • Records and tracks learner's progress
   • Some work in real time

8. Social Networking Websites

   • For example Facebook, Twitter and Google+
   • Members of the online community interact and communicate
   • They set up profiles and post personal information and add friends