1. Home Entertainment Webcam Services

2. Objectives Become familiar with home entertainment technologies. Be able to assess the impact of home technologies upon society. Describe home entertainment technologies.

3. Starter List all the different programs / pieces of software which you can use that have web-cam functionality.

4. Web Camera Usage: Discussion Instant Messaging & Social Networking Skype / VOIP (who knows what this is). Online support Face recognition. Screencasting / Webinars (who knows what these are) What is it? (with examples)What is it used for? What are the INPUTS?What are the OUTPUTS? Examples of services.What hardware is needed? What are the ADVANTAGES?What are the Disadvantages?

5. Today’s Task Create a set of pages on webcams. (you need to explain ALL the uses). Ensure you have suitable graphics / examples. It should be DETAILED and professional. Check out the useful links for help. What is it? (with examples)What is it used for? What are the INPUTS?What are the OUTPUTS? Examples of services.What hardware is needed? What are the ADVANTAGES?What are the Disadvantages?

6. Objectives Review Become familiar with home entertainment technologies. Be able to assess the impact of home technologies upon society. Describe home entertainment technologies.

7. Homework Complete the section of your guide on Webcams.

8. Plenary Peer review someone else's guide. Tell them what you like about their guide and what you would find useful in it to revise for the exam. What is a webcam? How could a webcam be used for cross-school learning? What are the benefits of using webcams? What are the drawbacks / problems of using webcams? How do you think the global world can benefit from webcams (think international communications and developing countries)