Thing+17+Mobile+Computing

1. Watch the video "Mike-Tosis" individually. 2. Create a new page called Thing 17: Mobile Computing. Copy and paste the questions below onto your new page and answer the questions. 21 Things page What you need on your pages ||
 * =** Part 1 **=
 * What rumor were the students at NSHigh spreading in Allie's daydream?
 * What technologies were they using to spread the rumor?
 * Why did the rumor spread so fast?
 * What could have happened to Allie as a result of this rumor? || 8th Grade Page
 * ** Part 2 **

Texting is a great way to keep in touch with your friends. There are a couple of problems with it though. It is missing something that is vital to good communication: tone of voice and facial expression. Have you ever texted someone and they got mad at you? Texting, emails, and IM'ing are all ways that we can communicate without seeing or hearing each other. How can you convey meaning when you can't use these things? In one word, emoticons!
 * ) Odds are that you have seen them before. In fact, you might have even used them before. But how often do you use them? Which ones do you use? Are there many of them?

1. Research the smiley face. On your wikipage, under part 2 write one or two sentences where it came from. Site your source using [] 2. Research commonly used emoticons. On your wikipage, insert a table put in 5 or more emoticons and what they mean. like this: ||  ||