hazal gacka's List: Past, present and future information and communication technologies

This website provides useful and technical information about how various things work, including communications, computers and electronics. It has information for all different aspects of information and communication technologies from how mobile phones work to how online chatting works. There are many other topics explained and this website is a very valuable resource to help explain to students how the various things actually work.

This brief article outlines the various types of communication devices, categorised as early communication, early electric communication, TV and radio and the Internet. It is useful for outlining the different forms of communication throughout history.

This page describes in-depth, the four basic periods of information technology systems: pre-mechanical, mechanical, electromechanical and electronic. It is an excellent resource to use to teach the different periods and technologies and has very good pictures of the devices, as well as their inventors.

This page has many links to the various computer applications that would be used as part of this unit, including PowerPoint, Movie Maker and Dreamweaver. It is a very good resource for teachers and students to assist in using these programs for any type of unit of work.

This Youtube video briefly explains the history, purpose and cultural significance of telephones. It is a narration with pictures and not of the highest quality but still a useful resource for teaching this topic

This Youtube video showcases the newest advancement in computer technology - multi-touch. The multi-touch computer face recognises devices such as cameras and mobiles through a wireless system. It is a very interesting, useful look into the future of communication and information technologies.