Module 2 Blog Post: EDUC 7108

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Smart Phone Tetrad

Enhances: Communication with others is enhanced because you can be anywhere and still be able to keep in touch with family and friends, you no longer had to be at home to receive a phone call.

Information storage was enhanced because you could store information on your smart phone and sync it with all of your other mobile devices including your events and meetings.

Music was enhanced because you could download music from iTunes or other music stores and store them on your smart phone and listen to it anywhere. Most cars now come equipped with a plug for listening to your music through your speakers from your smart phone.

Obsoletes: The use of the telephone land line is no longer necessary and many people have canceled that service and just use their smart phone for all types of communication.

Smart phones come equipped with a calendar that will sync with all your mobile devices and the palm pilot is no longer needed for organization or as a calendar.

The Email feature on smart phones along with texting has made actual

letter writing using the post office pretty much obsolete.

Retrieves: The capability to easily find out new information has brought back the need for learning and self-improvement.

Remember Polaroid pictures, you would get to see your photo right away after taking it? Your smart phone rekindles that ability that you can take a picture and immediately share with everyone.

Reverses: The ease of finding information and being in constant contact with others through Twitter and Facebook has its drawbacks. People get together but instead of communicating with each other, they are all on their cell phones ignoring the people right in front of them. The obsession to know what is going on at all times causes people to stay up and stay on their iPhone constantly checking it, the next thing you know it is 3am & you have to be up at 5.

Sets the stage: As Skype abilities continue to improve, having regular phone conversations may be replaced with video calls via a mobile device. Holographic communication may also replace smart phones.