CCT109H5 Final: cct exam reviwe.doc

• School: UTM
• Department: Communication, Culture and Technology
• Course: CCT109H5
• Professor: Rhonda Mc Ewen

Document Summary

Core themes: communication practices differ around the world. Media affordances can encourage new practices: contemporary communications can challenge the social order. In the news this week o school cellphone ban spawns niche storage market: nyb (new york board) of edu. It is a store and forward way of transmitting messages to and from mobiles. o message (text only) from the sending mobile is stored in a central short message center (sms) which then forwards it to the destination mobile. In the case that the recipient is not available, the sms is stored and sent later . Where did it begin: paging japanese o teenagers o. Smartphone: category of mobile phones that enable users to read email, take phones, and browse the internet: mobile vs. portable distinction blurred. o. Dominant and persistent social narrative that test messaging is negatively affecting literacy of young people.