📱 Part 1: Your Communication Technologies

1. List three communication technologies you use regularly:

2. How do you use each technology to connect with people in different places? Match each technology with its purpose:

1. Mobile phone

2. Social media

3. Video calling

4. Gaming platforms

A. Face-to-face conversations with distant family

B. Quick messages and calls to friends

C. Playing and chatting with people worldwide

D. Sharing photos and updates with many people

🕰️ Part 2: Communication Through Time

3. Which of these communication technologies existed 20 years ago (in 2004)? Check all that apply:

Mobile phones

Instagram

Email

TikTok

Landline telephones

Snapchat

Text messaging (SMS)

4. How do you think people communicated with distant family and friends before modern technology?

5. Traditional First Nations Australians used various methods to communicate across distances. Circle the methods they used:

Message sticks

Smoke signals

Mobile phones

Storytelling

Rock art and symbols

💭 Part 3: Impact of Communication Technology

6. Describe one positive effect technology has on connecting people:

7. Describe one negative effect technology has on connecting people:

8. Fill in the blanks about communication technology:

Communication technology helps people stay connected across _____________ distances. It allows us to share _____________ and _____________ instantly with people in different _____________. However, sometimes technology can make us feel _____________ even when we're surrounded by people.

9. How has communication technology changed the way we connect to different places around the world?

🎨 Part 4: Creative Expression

10. Draw a picture of your favourite way to communicate with someone who lives far away:

11. Imagine you could invent a new communication technology. What would it do and how would it help people connect?

🌏 Part 5: Global Connections

12. Which statement best describes how communication technology connects people to places? Circle one:

It only helps people in the same city talk to each other

It allows people to connect instantly across continents and time zones

It makes travel unnecessary

It only works for young people

13. Think about someone you know who lives in a different place (city, state, or country). How do you stay connected with them?

14. What do you think communication technology will be like in 20 years? How might it change the way we connect with people and places?

Communication Technology Connections

Communication Technology Connections

📱 Part 1: Your Communication Technologies

🕰️ Part 2: Communication Through Time

💭 Part 3: Impact of Communication Technology

🎨 Part 4: Creative Expression

🌏 Part 5: Global Connections

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