Technology Skills Module 6 Web 2.

0 LME 537 Fall 2010 Karena Cross

Communication
Means of communication has changed drastically throughout the years. From the pony express to video conferencing with people around the world. With the help of various types of technology, the world has become even more proficient in the ways the world can communicate.

Pony Express
Between 1860-1861 the Pony Express was founded. According to sfmuseum.org iourneys were done to deliver letters that were written on tissue paper. The cost of delivering was approximately $5 for 1,800 miles.

Telephone
Many believe that Alexander Graham Bell should be

credited for the invention of the telephone.

However, according to Bellis, Mr. Bell had some competition from Elisha Gray. The two men both tried to get a patent on the telephone. According to

this source Bell won in 1870.

First radio signal to cross Atlantic Ocean

According to about.com in 1902 Guglielmo Marconi was able to create a radio transmission from Cornwall to Newfoundland. It is not certain as to when the first radio transmission was ever made. By 1916 radios were made that could be tuned to different stations.

First television

Computers
Computers were used by the government in as early as the 1940s. However, they were not sold commercially until the 1950s. From Apple to IBM, the computer technology was just beginning.

Cell phones
First cell phone was in 1979. They became more popular and used in cars by 1985.

Technology and communication

These are just a few ways that technology has helped types of communication to evolve. This effects people and cultures in different ways. The important thing to remember with technology changing the world around us so rapidly is that it is just a matter of how well we can adapt to that change. Choosing to not embrace the advances will not make them disappear, it will only cause senseless stress. Knowledge is power. With the technology of the world today, it is so easy and efficient to find all that we need with a few simple clicks of either a mouse on a home computer or even on our cell phones. Students of today should have opportunities to explore new technologies on a regular basis in order to keep up with the world around them.

References
Bellis, M. (n.d.). The History of the Telephone - Alexander Graham Bell. Retrieved from http://about.com

History of communication. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.about.com/

Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri. Retrieved from http://legendsofamerica.com

Pony Express. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/pxpress.html