ICT and Me
This assignment is about how ICT affects your own everyday life. You must categorise your uses into work social, work personal, home social and home personal
Do you have digital TV at home. Is it satellite, cable or freeview. How often do you watch it? How much does it cost? Do you subscribe to any extra channels?What sort of extra services does it offer over an old fashioned analogue TV? Would you ever go back to analogue TV with just 5 channels. What are the advantages and disadvantages of digital TV?
Do you play computer games. If so which ones? How often do you play them? Do you play them on your own or with other people? What do people say are the bad things about computer games? Would you like a different system? What do you think you would do with your time if you didn't have a computer game player?
Do you have a mobile phone? How often do you use it? What type of phone is it? What features does your phone have eg text messaging, photography, internet access? How much does your phone cost to run? What are the disadvatges of your phone as well as the advantages? How would you manage without one?
How often do you use a PC at school? What are the good things about the PCs you use at school? What are the bad things? What do you know about the school's network? Do you have a PC at home? What kind is it? What sort of things do you do on your PC?
What do you use the internet for? Do you use it at home as well as school? Do you have a broadband connection or dial up? Who is your Internet Service Provider? What are your favourite sites? What do they do for you?
What programs do you use at home and at school? What do you use these programs for? What are the good things about the programs you use? Are there any bad things about the programs you use?