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<li><font class="bodycopy">Ask students to think about and list various technologies and methods they use to communicate with others. Record their responses in a column under a heading of "Communicating in the 21st century."</font><br /><br /></li>
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<li><font class="bodycopy">Ask students to give examples of communications technologies and methods used until the late 19th century. Record their responses in a column titled "Communicating in the 19th century."</font><br /><br /></li>
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<li><font class="bodycopy">Review and compare the items in the two columns. Conduct a class discussion using the questions below: (Optional: Students can work in small groups and, afterwards, share their discussion points with the class.)</font>
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<li><font class="bodycopy">What do you notice about the lists? (e.g., The 21st century column may have many more items than the 19th century column) Why do you think this is?</font></li>
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<li><font class="bodycopy">Select the three most interesting communication tools/methods from these two columns and identify the similarities and differences among them.</font></li>
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<li><font class="bodycopy">What common goals do the communications technologies serve for people?</font></li>
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