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=[|Presentation]= =A) Overview =

Virtual Communication is what all of us use every single day. It has exceeded and changed unbelievably in these past couple of years. It has changed from radio to telephone to computer. Today it can be calling someone on your phone, texting someone, video calling, or using Facebook to communicate with people. The overall thing about it is that it is when people use technology to communicate with the world they are using virtual communication. People may not know it, but we use it every single day.** Many people believe that Virtual Communication is destroying our world today, with cyber crimes and things like that. But, like most things, there are pros and cons to everything, and in this case, there are a lot more pros. Communication has changed a lot more than just talking with each other via technology. For example, there is an online art fair that has recently taken place, making people question, "Will this over power the regular art fairs?" Another example is a website called [|Pinterest]. Instead of using words, they use pictures to describe things that people find beautiful, interesting, funny, or things they can relate to. Virtual Communication also covers video conferencing. With video conferencing, businesses have held conferences from around the world, and not one person leaving their country to do so. Virtual Communication has changed the world in a lot of different ways, making the world "flatter" than ever.

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= B) Current News =

 In today's age people rely on the Internet for everything. We can't seem to do anything with out updating some sort of status or checking what people have uploaded to the social networking sights. Not many people realize that that is a mode of communicating virtually. This was available almost 10 years ago, today there are so many new efficient ways to talk to some one who is across the sea and actually have a face to face conversation. In fact on January 31, 2012 a company launched the first virtual workroom using a software called OpenTok. While video mechanisms already exist, a partnership between two companies provides the first dedicated virtual Workroom that incorporates video chat. This will also help with the improvement of virtual classrooms and other various means of talking and creating ideas over a video chat **. **   **therealpbx.com **  Virtual communication news is anything that happens in virtual communication. A study shows that virtual communication is less effective than face to face methods. Under certain business conditions, face-to-face encounters are a more successful means of communication than virtual communications when used in large group settings, a new study by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research finds. [|__[1__]] Virtual communication is less effective mainly because there are so many distractions on the Internet and people are most likely to be distracted by something else. Although virtual communication is less effective, it is more efficient because it is faster than setting up a meeting to talk to a person. The study found that many top business executives have come to believe that virtual communication should replace face-to-face interaction due to its efficiency, low cost and ease of use, but in reality it is far less effective. [|__[1__]]  **Sources:** [|__http://cornellsun.com/node/44228__]  ** __[|www.marketwatch.com]__ **

 C) Education
  Education has changed in many different ways; with a new curriculum for every school, new classes, and so on. Although, the biggest change in schooling is Virtual Education. Online schooling has grown significant in the past couple of years; more and more students are discovering how helpful this could be. Whether they take it because they weren't satisfied with the grade they got for that class, or if they want to take an online class instead of taking it at school <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Due to video communication, online schooling has also gotten easier for busy students that have to talk to the teacher via email or phone .<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Online education allows individuals to be educated without going to an actual school or classroom but instead at home or in any other location. Teachers and students are connected from different times and places, where all assignments and tests are all completed and submitted online. Students are to use technology for school use and must meet weekly work submission requirements. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Many schools have taken advantage of Virtual Communication. With Virtual Communication, students can collaborate over Google Docs, without physical interaction. The potential of Virtual Communication is great, and some High Schools even have their own WiFi network, such as WCTA. Homeschooling has taken advantage of Virtual Communication, since teachers can communicate to their students through the internet. Communication by teachers is done through discussion boards and email, such as Moodle.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **//__Middle/High School__//** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Many schools have taken advantage of Virtual Communication. With Virtual Communication, students can collaborate over Google Docs, without physical interaction. The potential of Virtual Communication is great, and some High Schools even have their own WiFi network, such as WCTA. Online schooling really does help students learn, in fact, school districts, including the Clark County School District, are thinking of making an online class requirement as of 2013 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">f reshman students.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **//__College Education__//** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> For higher education, online <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> education is known as virtual universities which can be used for getting an online degree. Most virtual study programs are text based and use HTML, PowerPoint, and PDF documents. For students that learn virtually, they approach knowledge in a uni-directional manner. Studying a video or reading a textbook is known as asynchronous instruction and is student-driven. The communication with teacher facilitators take place through email or discussion boards which is synchronous instruction and usually a collaborative learning experience.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Sources** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_education#Communication_and_interaction]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|http://cornellsun.com/node/44228]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/2122.html]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> D) Government, Politics and Employment

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__Government:__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Parts of the government have to communicate with other countries. Instead of setting sail for months a phone can be picked up to have a meeting set up. The USA has alliances that have to be communicated with to keep our country safe. Also, countries that we aren’t in alliance with have to be “monitored”; virtual communicating helps with this. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anything can be googled. Which will then lead to a website. The government has websites set up that can answer many questions the public might have. Questions about where to get certain types of help, what support is offered by the government, who is involved with the government. Most things can be found and if not the website will state where to go to get the information needed. This is probably the most important part of virtual communication. This effects everything, worldwide. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">//__Politics:__// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">On the political side of things communication virtually plays a few different roles. It could range from small out breaks of things or about a serious law. At times even the president of the United States. They use things like the Internet, TV, radio and much more to get their point across. Sometimes it becomes a big deal. It all depends on how they do it and what they are doing it for.See what politics do is advertise. They advertise because they like to be well known or show there point to others. With television they can use commercials to show what they are trying to sell or what they need to people to want. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">//__Employment:__// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The technology that we communicate through had to be made for us to use it, which made jobs for people. Also, when that technology has defects they have to be fixed, which also makes work for people. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The making and fixing of technology wasn’t the only part of employment effected by virtual communicating. Jobs were made easier. Information can now be shared within seconds from people thousands of miles away. Storing information was made easier by the creation of virtual communicating as well.The advertising of job openings and applying for jobs was made simpler too. Now people could send in electronic resumes could be sent and delivered by e-mail or another electronic way. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__**Sources:**__[][][][] ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> E) Arts, Entertainment and Leisure ==

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Arts, entertainment, and leisure have all been affected by virtual communication. There are now ways to express yourself globally, and quick too. You can demonstrate different viewpoints on subjects through video. Entertainment is greatly affected by Virtual Communication, because many people use Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube everyday for their entertainment. People can chat over Xbox Live while they are playing games, and might even play Co-op games. Leisure is a big thing nowadays, people like to watch videos on Youtube for fun, such as Youtube users RayWilliamJohnson, SMOSH, and the Yogscast. Virtual Communication also deals with VoIP services such as Skype, which allow users to communicate globally through video-chat. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Certain things can only be as nice as the devices used to make them. And even though it may not seem like it, art is a big part of the virtual world. We use so many programs and software’s to help develop different things. For example, in the process of making statues and sculptures the internet was a big helping hand. Today, computers have special programs we use to create different things. Movies are also considered art because of the amazing images they capture. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Conclusively, Eric Whitacre, a composer and choir director recently used virtual communication via Youtube to create a choir that has people that hail from all sides of the world.

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Sources** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube#Community_policy] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter#Use_and_social_impact] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> @http://www.artipot.com/articles/439290/how-technology-has-changed-art.htm

==<span style="color: #53109d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">F) Science, Environment, and Health ==

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Science, Environment, and Health in virtual communication involves collaboration of one of these subjects. In the environment biologists or archaeologists may find something that must be reviewed by other scientists as well. With virtual communication it allows scientists to compare notes and spread out around the world to study the effects on the environment globally. It can allow scientist to take a soil sample form Africa and compare it to a sample from Canada. The possibilities are endless. A example of a organization that uses virtual communication is the [|__EPA__]. Scientists from around the world can help each other out by virtual communication. People can help the environment by virtual communication by collaborating and meeting up in a place and plant trees and help wildlife. [|__American Forests__] uses the web to collabarate on what kind of trees to plant in certain climates. Doctors can collaborate with other doctors to find medicine and cures for diseases.Virtual communication helps other people and the world. It lets everyone communicate with different people around the world and others can benefit from it. There has been doctors that collaborated on medicine and they have found a cure.Many people that collaborated on a rally saved a forest and many of the wildlife that lives there.- Grant S. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">citations <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Science, Environment, and Health in virtual communication involves collaboration of one of these subjects. in science NASA DEVELOP, a NASA Applied Sciences Program internship is moving beyond the conventional format of the traditional poster session and has brought the standard practice to a modern arena to reach a larger audience. [|__[2__]] virtual communication has a huge impact on the environment. the [|__Environment Agency__] gives warnings of any flood. The online flood warning service shows the current flood warning situation across England and Wales for rivers, the sea and groundwater. It is automatically updated every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. [|__[3__]] The 20th century success of the Internet is now translating into changes in 21st century medical practice. [|__[4__]] The changes brought about by the Internet have at once facilitated and complicated the practice of medicine. Physicians and patients are challenged to take advantage of the increased opportunities afforded by Internet access while being mindful of its drawbacks and the limitations to virtual communication. [|__[4__]] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/develop-virtual-poster.html__] ****<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/31622.aspx__] ****<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/content/7/6/555.full__] **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.americanforests.org/__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.epa.gov/__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/press-releases/revation-systems-launches-accessible-virtual-care-solution-healthcare-organ__]

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **A) Overview:Roham H. Andrew J.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> ** Kyle Saca** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **B) Current News[|Grant S] Nicole D.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **C) Education:Sara K. [|Nicholas U.][| Andrew J.]** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **D Government, Politics and Employment:[|Vanessa P.] Ryan M.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **E) Arts, Entertainment, and Leisure: Sara K [|Nicholas U.]** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Kyle Saca.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **F) Science, Environment, and Health:Roham H. Grant S Nicole D.**

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Team Roles** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (Click here for a description of team roles. No more than two people per role.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Content Editor: Andrew Jensen, Ryan Marren** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Image/Graphics Editor: Kyle Saca** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Discussion Monitor: Sara K.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Presentation Editor: Roham Haghani, Vanessa Perez** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **RSS Editor: Nicholas U.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Mind Map Editor: Grant S. Nicole D.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Group Photo:** Add Group Photo with Team Name. Your photo should be a collage of your group members with the team name on it as opposed to trying to get together as a group to take a picture. You can use Aviary Phoenix to create and share a collaborative photo.

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