TERM 3 THE WORLD OF MEDIA!

TERM 3, LESSON 1, 19/07/11
2:20 pm, Period 5

Today: Mr Cavill is off on Vacation and we will be subbed for the next two weeks. we have been set a list of activities to complete before his return. We have also recieved our marks for the term 2 video project, our group, (group J-K-B) got 36/38, with many compliments on our video editing, design, choice of song, and well portrayed theme.

THE WORLD OF MEDIA - Task 1

Watch the following clips

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/618226/microsoft_surface_computing_the_possibilities/ 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUdDhWfpqxg

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/555998/another_version_of_the_intel_umpc_vision_video/

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9vti5_google-voice-for-mobile_tech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS9AbePnE08

1.      Where do you commonly use multimedia in your daily life, list as many examples as you can.

Home

School

Work

Out (eg shops, movies)

2.      What multimedia device or service would you find it hardest to be without? Discuss.

My Ipod Touch, I can access everything on my ipod to keep me entertained, books, websites, social networking (which means talking to friends), games, music, puzzles, absolutelly everything, without my ipod I think I would be lost, sure I have games for the computer or for the playstation, sure i would rather read a real book rather than a screen and yes I can communicate with my friends on the phone and via text, but i've grown up in a world where children/teens/young adults have grown accustom to multi-tasking, which I admit I am, I sit on the lounge, watch tv and read my book, or play a game or talk to someone at the same time, in today's society doing more things at once and keeping your brain "going" (i guess) is just a habit, and it why I couldnt live without my ipod touch. 

3.      The video on future directions (third video) has already to some extent come true. What multimedia technologies displayed in this video are already commonly used?

Video is unavailable at this time and will not completelly load, I will revisit this question when the video loads

4.      Do you see any advantages/disadvantages to the use of such multimedia technology?