According
to our class lecture, The FCC defines Digital TV as “any technology that uses
digital techniques to provide advanced TV services such as high definition TV, multiple
standard definition TV, and any other features and services.” Digital TV has
progressed by enhancing its image size, resolution, and sound quality.
Broadcasting of this digital communication has improved by forming the Advanced
Television Systems Committee and creating the ATSC Standard. This standard uses
a complex 8-level Vestigal Sideband Modulation. This was made possible by
cutting off most of the lower side bands of the video signals and creating more
space for more audio and video signals. A typical analog signal was unable to do
this; however, when the computer came along this was made possible by interpreting
the waves and put the upper side band on top of the lower side band and
eliminating the interference allowing for much more space. Digital TV is such a
huge part of our lives and is a fantastic way to connect you to other parts of
the world but is also beneficial on an educational level. According to Valerio Fuenzalida’s
article, “The Cultural Opportunity of Children’s Television Public Policies in
Digital Television,” Fuenzalida states the educational potential of Digital TV.
Fuenzalida explains how this form of television can help with social and
emotional aspects in children and help build confidence, internal abilities and
learn ways to overcome adversity and frustrations. This is huge, especially
with the world we live in today. With the advancement in television we are
capable of doing so many things to improve not only our lives but the lives of
our children. Fuenzalida also goes on to explain when Israel’s The Baby TV
Channel partnered with Fox and appeared in the United States a few years later
transmitting some of its programs to Latin America on Saturday and Sunday
mornings with DirecTV offering Baby First TV by satellite. This was a
fascinating opportunity and a great way to bring the world together through
digital communication. These kinds of advancements could bring even more
innovative ways to improve the lives of our children and teaching them not only
to improve their cognitive skills but their emotional and sociological skills
as well and bring the world together for the good of humanity.
Sources
Cited
Fuenzalida, V. (2012). The Cultural Opportunity of
Children’s Television Public Policies in Digital Television. Communication
Research Trends, 31(3), 4–17.
Your article for Digital TV is very clear and informs the reader on how TV has evolved. I especially liked how you connect TV to ways of improving our lives. I never really thought of TV doing that. So many of us TV as entertainment but the emotional and sociological skills blew me away. Great job. Robert Quiroz Jr.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading this blog and the correlation between the internet and bring people together. It is a really cool perspective. Your blog is very clear and very easy to understand.It is so true that digital TV has come such a long way and made a huge impact all across the globe.
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I think a trend we’ll continue to see in the future is the integration of technology in the classroom environment. I personally believe technology is a wonderful learning tool and can provide today’s youth with unlimited knowledge that previous generations may not have had access to. I think it will allow children to be excited to learn!
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ReplyDeleteI like that your post started off with giving us a lot of background on what the FCC is and gave insight to what it regulates. Your example was nice too because it was something familiar to me. I have a one year old daughter that loves watching Baby First TV, but I had no idea about their partnering with Fox or that it was an Israel-based program.