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CLOSING ACTIVITY: The Communication Web Page Storyboard
Purpose/Objective:
This exercise allows students to define salient issues and topics in communication by
constructing a storyboard of a web page devoted exclusively to communication happenings,
news, and features.
To give students direction with the assignment, suggest that the home page should report the
On the day of the exercise, instruct students to meet in their web page groups. Give each group
several dark magic markers and a blank poster board or another form of large paper. Tell the
groups they will have 25 minutes to discuss possible items for their web page and to write out the
headlines on the poster board they were given. Then ask each group to show the class its web
page. The groups should explain why they chose the content they did in terms of its importance
to communication. To conclude the class, ask students what their web page reflects about
present day communication.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Suggested Internet Resources by Chapter
Chapter 1 A First Look at Communication
Chapter 2 The Field of Communication from Historical and
Contemporary Perspectives
Center for Communication
http://www.cencom.org/
Central States Communication Association
http://www.csca-net.org/
Eastern Communication Association
http://www.ecasite.org/
International Communication Association
http://www.icahdq.org/
Mind, Culture, and Activity Homepage
http://www.communication.ucsd.edu/MCA/
National Communication Association
http://www.natcom.org
Southern States Communication Association
http://ssca.net/
Toastmasters International
http://www.toastmasters.org/
The University of Iowa Journalism and Mass Communication
Resources
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/
Western States Communication Association
http://www.westcomm.org/
Radio Television Digital News Association
http://www.rtnda.org
Center for Communication
http://www.cencom.org/
Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
http://www.cios.org
Electronic Journal of Communication
http://www.cios.org/www/ejcmain.htm
International Communication Association
http://www.icahdq.org/
Journal of Mass Media Ethics
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hmme20/current
Journalism Resources
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/
Mind, Culture, and Activity Homepage
http://www.communication.ucsd.edu/MCA/
National Communication Association
http://www.natcom.org
Chapter 3 Perceiving and Understanding
Chapter 4 Engaging in Verbal Communication
AARP
http://www.aarp.org/
Brainconnection
http://www.brainconnection.com
Gerontological Society of America
http://www.geron.org/
Media & Perception
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/media/b.html
Senses in Human Communication
http://www.law.pitt.edu/hibbitts/senses.htm
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
http://www.bartleby.com/61/
Dictionary of English Slang Used in the United Kingdom
http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/
Etymologic! The Toughest Word Game on the Web
http://www.etymologic.com/
I Love Languages
http://ilovelanguages.com
Klingon Language Institute
http://www.kli.org/
Language Games.org
http://www.languagegames.org/
Modern Language Association
http://www.mla.org/
Official Web Site for the Test of English as a Foreign Language
http://www.toefl.org/
Slang throughout Ireland
http://www.irishabroad.com/Culture/Slang/
Symbols.com
http://www.symbols.com/
Your Dictionary.com
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
Chapter 5 Engaging in Nonverbal Communication
Chapter 6 Listening and Responding to Others
Center for Nonverbal Studies
http://www.center-for-nonverbal-studies.org
DanceWriting
http://www.dancewriting.org/index.html
Exploring Nonverbal Communication
http://nonverbal.ucsc.edu/
Introduction to Labanotation
http://www.rz.uni-frankfurt.de/~griesbec/LABANE.HTML
NV Dictionary of Gestures, Signs, & Body Language Cues
http://www.all-about-body-language.com/nonverbal-
dictionary.html
Nonverbal Learning Disorder Association
http://www.nlda.org/
Storytelling in the Classroom—Beyond Words
http://www.storyarts.org/classroom/retelling/beyondwords.
html
American Sign Language Poetry
http://www.handspeak.com/byte/p/index.php?byte=poetry
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
http://www.asha.org/
American Deaf Culture
http://www.signmedia.com/info/adc.htm
Children and Deaf Adults
http://www.coda-international.org
Deaf Resource Library
http://www.deaflibrary.org/
Deafness Hard of Hearing About.com Guide
http://deafness.about.com/
Deep Listening
http://www.deeplistening.org/
ESL Cyber Listening Lab
http://www.esl-lab.com/
Famous Deaf People
http://deafness.about.com/od/articlesandnewsletters/a/
famousdeaf.htm
History of Sign Language
http://deafness.about.com/cs/featurearticles/a/signhistory.htm
International Listening Association
http://www.listen.org/
Listening Library—Random House
http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/listeninglibrary/
Sound and Fury—Deaf Culture—Menu
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/culture/
Chapter 7 Creating Communication Climates
Chapter 8 Adapting Communication to Cultures and Social
Communities
American Arbitration Association
http://www.adr.org/
Anti-Defamation League
http://www.adl.org
Association for Conflict Resolution
http://www.acrnet.org
Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict
Management
http://www.berghof-conflictresearch.org/en/
Campus Conflict Resolution Resources
http://www.campus-adr.org/
American Association of Retired Persons
http://www.aarp.org/
Black Cultural Studies Site
http://www.blackculturalstudies.org/
Cultural Studies Resources
http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/culturalStudies.h
tml
Gerontological Society of America
http://www.geron.org/
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
http://www.folklife.si.edu/
Center for Rationality and Interactive Decision Making
http://www.ratio.huji.ac.il
Conflict Management Support
http://cmsupport.org
Decision Research
http://www.decisionresearch.org
Institute of Conflict Management
http://www.conflictmanagement.org/
International Association for Conflict Management
http://www.iacm-conflict.org/
Permanent Court of Arbitration
http://www.pca-cpa.org/
Self-Actualization Growth Education
http://www.sagegoals.com/
Society for Judgment and Decision Making
http://www.acrnet.org
Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research
http://www.sietarusa.org/Default.aspx?pageId=87312
Study Abroad Clearinghouse
http://www.studyabroad.com/
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
http://www.unesco.org/
U.S. Department of State—Bureau of Consular Affairs
http://travel.state.gov/
Intercultural Development Inventory
http://idiinventory.com/
Chapter 9 Communication and Personal Identity
Chapter 10 Communication in Personal Relationships
Attachment Theory
http://www.personalityresearch.org/attachment.html
Attachment Theory and Research at Stony Brook
http://www.psychology.sunysb.edu/attachment
Disassociative Identity Disorder
http://www.nami.org/helpline/did.html
G. H. Mead—Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/m/mead.htm
Identity Theft
http://www.mercantile.net/identity.html
Personal Identity—Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/identity-personal/
Self-Disclosure and Openness
http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap13/chap13i.htm
Staying Alive—The Personal Identity Game
http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/identity.htm
Center for Domestic Violence Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/index.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov
Emotional Intelligence
http://eqi.org/
EPals.com
http://www.epals.com/
International Association for Relationship Research
http://www.iarr.org/
National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Relate: Information on Relationships, Family, Love and Life
http://www.relate.org.uk/home/index.html
Teen Relationships Website
http://www.teenrelationships.org/
Chapter 11 Communication in Groups and Teams
Chapter 12 Communication in Organizations
Academy of Management
http://www.aomonline.org/
Center for Creative Leadership
http://www.ccl.org/
Corporate Team Building
http://www.ebl.org/
Focus Groups—NASA
http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/institute/focus_groups.cfm
Focus Groups—National Parks Service
http://www.nps.gov/phso/rtcatoolbox/gatinfo_focus.htm
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working
Conditions
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/
FreeQuality: A free resource for the quality-minded professional
http://www.freequality.org/
Global Development Research Center
http://www.gdrc.org/
Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits
http://www.mapfornonprofits.org/
Aligning your organizational culture with strategy
Leadership: Character and Traits
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadchr.html
National Youth Leadership Council
http://www.nylc.org/
Self-Assessment Tool: Leadership
http://www.pao.gov.ab.ca/toolkit/tools/self-check.htm
Ten Ways to Identify a Promising Person
http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/LeadQual.html
Using Quality Circles to Master the Classroom
http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v43/n05/useem.html
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newSTR_90.htm
Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/
Social Science Research Network
http://www.ssrn.com/
Chapter 13 Public Communication
Chapter 14 Mass Communication
Advanced Public Speaking Institute
http://www.public-speaking.org/
Audience Analysis
http://www.wsu.edu/~amerstu/pop/audience.html
Effective Presentations—Kansas University Medical Center
http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/effective.html
Gallup Organization
www.gallup.com/
Microsoft PowerPoint Home Page
http://www.microsoft.com/office/powerpoint/
Presentations.com
http://www.presentations.com/
Presenter’s University
http://www.presentersuniversity.com/
Speech Success
http://www.speechsuccess.com
SpeechTips.com
http://www.speechtips.com/
Speech Topics
http://www.speech-
writers.com/persuasiveinformativespeeches.htm
Ten Audience Analysis Exercises
http://www.tengrrl.com/tens/013.shtml
Toastmasters International
http://www.toastmasters.org/
Accuracy in Media
http://www.aim.org
Alternet
http://www.alternet.org
American Journalism Review
http://www.ajr.org
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
http://www.aejmc.org/
Association of Public Television Stations
http://www.apts.org
Cox Center for International Mass Communication and Training
http://www.grady.uga.edu/coxcenter/
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting: The National Media Watch
Group
http://www.fair.org
Freedom Forum—Dedicated to Free Press, Free Speech and
Free Spirit
http://www.freedomforum.org/
Media Ecology Association
http://www.media-ecology.org/
Media Research Center
http://www.mediaresearch.org
National Association of Broadcasters
http://www.nab.org/
Chapter 15 Digital Media and the Online World
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
http://www.cpsr.org/
E-Democracy
http://www.e-democracy.org/
Electronic Frontier Foundation
http://www.eff.org/
Electronic Privacy Information Center
http://www.epic.org
Institute for Global Communications
http://www.igc.org/
National Initiative for Democracy
http://nationalinitiative.org/
NetLingo—The Internet Dictionary
http://www.netlingo.com/
Privacy.org
http://www.privacy.org
Search Engine Watch.com
http://searchenginewatch.com/
Society for Technical Communication
http://www.stc.org/
Webguardian
http://www.webguardian.com/
Website Users from Cultures Other than the U.S.
http://www.otal.umd.edu/uupractice/culture/
Virus Information
http://csrc.nist.gov/virus/
http://www.icaap.org/
Major Newspapers On-line
AllNewspapers.Com
http://www.allnewspapers.com
Film & Television Guides
Internet Movie Database
http://www.imdb.com/
Miscellaneous Teaching Resources
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov
Resources for Critical Thinking
Cederblom, Jerry, et al. (2000). Critical Reasoning. Wadsworth.
Epstein, Richard L. (1998). Critical Thinking. Wadsworth.
Hurley (2001). Critical Thinking: World Views. Wadsworth.
McKay, Thomas J. (1999). Reasons, Explanations, and Decisions: Guidelines for Critical
Thinking. Wadsworth.
Walters, Kerry S. (ed.) (1994). Re-Thinking Reason: New Perspectives in Critical Thinking.
SUNY, Albany.
San Jose State University Mission: Critical. http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/main.html
Feature Films with Strong Communication Themes
2008 Borat (2008). (conflict)
Doubt (2008). (communication climates)
Rachel Getting Married (2008). (family communication, nonverbal communication)
Yes Man (2008). (conflict, listening)
2007 Lars and the Real Girl (2007). (communication climates, relationship development)
2006 Little Miss Sunshine (2006). (family communication, communication climates, self-
concept)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006). (organizational communication, communication climates,
groups and teams
2005 Brokeback Mountain (2005). (personal relationships, prejudice, personal identity)
Flightplan (2005). (perception, nonverbal communication, defensive and supportive
climates)
Hitch (2005). (relationship development, self-concept, gender communication, listening)
The Family Stone (2005). (family relationships, nonverbal communication, listening)
Serenity (2005). (defensive and supportive climates, communication in groups and teams,
leadership, friendship rules
2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004). (media effects, communication climate)
Garden State (2004). (self-identity, relationship development, communication climate)
Mean Girls (2004). (relationship development, self-identity, small group communication)
Super Size Me (2004). (organizational communication, self-identity)
Miracle (2004). (small group communication, team building)
2003 All The Real Girls (2003). (personal relationships, conflict, nonverbal)
Bend It Like Beckham (2003). (perception, co-culture, adapting to diversity, verbal
communication, personal identity, relationships)
The Pianist (2003). (conflict, co-cultures, intolerance, climates)
2002 8 Mile (2002). (co-cultures, adaptation to diversity, tolerance, conflict, mass media)
13 Conversations About One Thing (2002). (listening, personal identity, personal,
personal relationships, self-disclosure)
About A Boy (2002). (self-identity, non-verbal, conflict)
Bowling For Columbine (2002). (communication climates, co-cultures, conflict, mass
media)
Far From Heaven (2002). (personal identity, personal relationships, co-cultures,
diversity, conflict)
Monsoon Wedding (2002). (perception, adaptation, co-cultures, non-verbal, personal
relationships)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). (perception, co-cultures, adapting to diversity,
groups)
2001 A Beautiful Mind (2001). (public communication, organizations, personal identity,
personal relationships)
Almost Famous (2001). (mass communication, personal identity, personal relationships,
media)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001). (intrapersonal, personal identity, conflict, personal
relationships)
Bully (2001). (groupthink, personal identity, conflict, groups)
Chicken Run (2001). (groups and teams, organizations, perception)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001). (co-culture, non-verbal, adapting to diversity,
personal relationships)
Ghost World (2001). (personal identity, verbal communication, perception)
O (2001). (personal identity, personal relationships, intolerance, listening, teams, rites &
rituals)
2000 Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (2000). (intercultural, co-culture, family, relational intimacy,
relational stages)
Erin Brockovich (2000). (power, listening, nonverbal, self-disclosure, communication
competence, persuasion, perception)
Hanging Up (2000). (intergenerational, family, listening, communication competence,
perception)
Memento (2000). (personal identity, chronemics, listening)
Remembering the Titans (2000). (co-culture, prejudice, stereotypes, conflict, perception,
power, self-disclosure).
What’s Cooking (2000). (family, co-culture, listening, conflict, self-disclosure)
1999 American Beauty (1999). (intergenerational, self-perception, perception, family,
communication climate, listening, co-culture, gender, relational stages)
Angela’s Ashes (1999). (family, intergenerational, perception, prejudice, stereotypes,
nonverbal, listening)
Being John Malkovich (1999). (perception, nonverbal, relational intimacy, co-culture,
gender, communication competence, listening)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999). (nonverbal, intercultural, stereotypes, prejudice,
perception, relational intimacy, listening, communication competence)
The Cider House Rules (1999). (self-disclosure, perception, emotion, listening)
The End of the Affair (1999). (perception, nonverbal, relational intimacy, relational
stages, listening, self-disclosure, gender)
The Green Mile (1999). (power, prejudice, stereotypes, perception, co-culture)
The Other Sister (1999). (perception, stereotypes, communication competence, family,
prejudice, self-disclosure, listening)
The Straight Story (1999). (intergenerational, family, listening, perception,
communication competence, emotion)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999). (communication competence, perception, self-
disclosure, listening, nonverbal, gender, stereotypes)
1998 A Bug’s Life (1998). (group communication, listening, persuasion, communication
climate, conformity, critical thinking, defiance, group roles, listening, perception, power)
Beloved (1998). (relational intimacy, perception, listening, relational stages, prejudice,
stereotypes)
High Art (1998). (emotion, perception, gender, co-culture, relational intimacy, self-
disclosure)
How Stella got her Groove Back (1998). (intergenerational, relational stages, relational
intimacy, perception, co-culture, self-disclosure, listening)
Shakespeare in Love (1998). (gender, nonverbal communication, perception, self-
disclosure, communication competence)
Smoke Signals (1998). (relational stages, perception, intercultural, stereotypes, prejudice,
self-disclosure, relational intimacy, listening, communication competence)
The Red Violin (1998). (listening, perception, conflict, relational stages, relational
intimacy, family, stereotypes)
1997 Chasing Amy (1997). (perception, gender, co-culture, relational intimacy, relational
stages, stereotypes, self-disclosure)
In & Out (1997). (nonverbal, perception, stereotypes, co-culture, gender, prejudice,
communication competence)
Jerry McGuire (1997). (relational intimacy, communication climate, conflict)
Life is Beautiful/La Vita e Bella (1997). (family, prejudice, stereotypes, relational stages,
relational intimacy, listening, intergenerational, communication competence)
1996 Dangerous Minds (1996). (language, emotions, culture)
Dead Man Walking (1996). (perception, stereotypes, prejudice, communication climate,
listening, language)
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1996). (communication climate, relational intimacy, self-concept)
The American President (1996). (communication competence, perception)
Truth about Cats and Dogs (1996). (self-concept, nonverbal, gender)
1995 Clueless (1995). (language, culture, communication competence)
Grumpier Old Men (1995). (stereotypes, prejudice, perception, intergenerational,
emotion, relational intimacy, relational stages, nonverbal, listening)
My Family (Mi Familia) (1995). (culture, communication climate, communication
competence)
Waiting to Exhale (1995). (friendship, listening, perception, nonverbal, relational
intimacy, relational stages)
1994 Before Sunrise (1994). (nonverbal, relational stages, emotions)
Pulp Fiction (1994). (perception, language, relationships, listening, nonverbal, power,
emotion)
Reality Bites (1994). (relational stages, self-disclosure)
1993 Grumpy Old Men (1993). (stereotypes, prejudice, perception, intergenerational, emotion,
relational intimacy, relational stages, nonverbal, listening)
Remains of the Day (1993). (nonverbal, relational intimacy, emotions)
Philadelphia (1993). (communication climate, perception, nonverbal)
The Joy Luck Club (1993). (culture, communication competence, conflict)
1991 Boyz N the Hood (1991). (family communication, communication climate, conflict, self-
concept)
He Said, She Said (1991). (perception, gender, self-disclosure, relational intimacy,
relational stages)
Mississippi Masala (1991). (relational stages, perception, co-culture, intercultural,
stereotypes, prejudice, self-disclosure, relational intimacy, listening, communication
competence)
The Doctor (1991). (perception, empathy, roles)
1989 Dead Poets Society (1989). (group communication, communication climate, conflict,
critical thinking, defiance, group development, group polarization, self-concept)
When Harry Met Sally (1989). (gender, relational stages)
1986 Children of a Lesser God (1986). (intercultural, communication climate, power, relational
dialectics, relational stages)
1985 The Breakfast Club (1985). (group cohesiveness, group development, perception, power,
roles, self-disclosure, status)
1983 Being There (1983). (language, perception)
1957 Twelve Angry Men (1957). (group communication, listening, persuasion, communication
climate, conformity, critical thinking, defiance, group roles, listening, perception, power)
