MediaTech: TV Tech: How HDTV Works (U8-P4) [VID] Fa14

Nowadays, you don't need a separate receiver.





The newest TV tech out there is UHDTV.

Ultra-high-definition television (also known as Ultra HD television or UHDTV) includes two types (1) 4K UHD (3840 pixels wide by 2160 pixels tall or 8.3 megapixels) and 8K UHD (7680 pixels wide by 4320 pixels tall or 33.2 megapixels).




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MassMedia: Ideological Criticism: Chomsky and the "Meaning of the 5%" (U8-P4) [MUSC] [VID] Fa13

Draw any connection between the Brand Nubian song "Meaning of the 5%" and Chomsky's ideas?



Or try this YouTube video:


See the lyrics.
If you are interested, for more see Five Percenter Rap: God Hop's Music, Message, and Black Muslim Mission (Profiles in Popular Music)

Did Chomsky say something about percentages too?

Manufacturing Consent and Chomsky
See clip from 4:35 to 7:50





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InterculturalCom: Intercultural Romance: Activity: WWYD? (U8-P4) fa13

Previously we've talked about intercultural critical incidents.

The ABC series What Would You Do?  provides us with a critical incident to analyze for intercultural/interracial romances.



What would you do?  Why?
Other thoughts about this ABC clip?

And now this WWYD? critical incident:



WWYD?

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MediaTech: Cell Phones and the Consequences of Tech: How Telephones Work(U8-P4) fa13

See specifically: Telephones: Digitizing and Delivering.  Watch the animation. Start the animation by clicking on the "Click here to see the network in action" box.  Note the steps in the process.

May also want to check out the full article about how phones work on HowStuffWorks.com.

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MediaTech: Social Media and Web 2.0: Diffusion Attributes (U8-P4) [SLIDES] fa12

What makes an innovation spread?  What are the key factors according to diffusion of innovation theory?

Specifically, what are the attributes of the innovation that make it spread?

How do these attributes of an innovation apply to the diffusion of social media like Facebook, Twitter, etc.?


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InterculturalCom: Effective Intercultural Com: Anxiety & Uncertainty - Bricks 3 & 4 (U8-P4) fa12

Before moving on to the anxiety (Brick #3) and uncertainty (Brick #4), I should point out that we've already covered Bricks 1 and 2.

What are they?  What are thing we've already covered that lead to difficulty in intercultural situations?

They are difference in language and differences in nonverbal communication.

And now, anxiety and uncertainty.

How do you "tear down" these brick?



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InterculturalCom: Dealing with Difference: Anxiety & Uncertainty - Bricks 3 & 4 (U8-P4)

Before moving on to the anxiety (Brick #3) and uncertainty (Brick #4), I should point out that we've already covered Bricks 1 and 2.

What are they?  What are thing we've already covered that lead to difficulty in intercultural situations?

They are difference in language and differences in nonverbal communication.

And now, anxiety and uncertainty.

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