When you mention ICT most people think about using computers for producing information. Communicating using ICT covers everything from mobile phones to VOIP, instant messaging and video conferencing. This section looks at what's available and how it could be useful to you.
Article Source: Community Network Date: August 2009
Community Network is a charity that provides a conference call service to the UK's not for profit sector and helps isolated people and peer groups through teleconference support programmes, as seen in our video.
You may have seen the new Google
street view service that has been launched in
the UK
recently. Britain appears
to be trailing some of the rest of the world who have had street view for quite
a while. If you haven’t already heard
about it, either on the news or by using it yourself I am sure you soon will.
Vlingo lets you control your mobile phone with the power of voice. With Vlingo, you can simply speak to your phone to send a text or email message, call a friend, search the mobile web, update your social status, and more.
Vonage (http://www.vonage.co.uk) uses VoIP technology (Voice over Internet Protocol) to make telephone calls over the internet using your existing ADSL broadband connection. Unlike other VoIP systems such as Skype, Vonage behaves just like a normal telephone with a dial-tone and you can make calls to any landline or mobile as you would with a normal BT telephone system.
This makes it very appealing to people who want to set up a low-cost telephone in a community office or centre, for example.
Article Source: Mobile Mentalism Date: January 2009
Many new mobile phones enable you to connect to other devices (such as computers) using a variety of technologies, such as Bluetooth, USB, WiFi and even the mobile phone network (no, really!). One of the latest technologies that seems to be becoming a standard feature is email. Given that a mobile phone is (was?) principally designed to speak into or send 160 characters of text, you might wonder why you’d need email. Well, with all the features of the newer camera phones, email makes much more sense than it used to.
Many groups have created websites to provide information about their group's activities, both to the group members themselves, as well as to the general public.
A website can also be a useful tool for generating funds for the group.
A short video introduction to the concept of online photo sharing. Many voluntary sector groups have benefitted from using photosharing, involving their supporters, encouraging interaction, fostering a sense of community, and sharing their news in pictures. Sounds great, but where to start?
There's a lot of fuss about social networking these days; Facebook, LinkedIn and so on. What exactly are social networks though, and, is there any point to them?
Article Source: ICT Hub Simon Davey, preponderate.net Date: January 2007
Reaching Out with ICT
How ICT can help dispersed groups communicate
Reducing teenage pregnancies and text messaging aren’t obvious partners but an innovative project in Durham has done just that. Accepting that the very teenage girls in need of help didn’t necessarily come walking through the door, Durham and Chester-le-Street primary care trust developed a textback system to provide advice and support to girls in need.
So, what can I do with Skype?
Skype is jam-packed with great features to help you stay in touch with friends, family and colleagues, share your thoughts and views and find the information you need. You can use it on your computer and on both WiFi and cordless phones.
Communicating using ICT 
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