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Your Telephone Speaking Voice
This is an article that covers many different telephone skills. It covers the proper answering techniques and the correct way to leave a message.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Tale of Text Messages: A Character Study of a Tale of Two Cities
Students engage in a character study of the numerous figures created by Charles Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities. They compare and contrast several forms of communication: email, text message, and telephone; complete a character study...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Message Drums
How did various cultures communicate before the invention of the telephone, email or telegraph? Discover the use of message drums in this lesson plan.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Blackberry
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of the Blackberry (personal digital assistants). This wireless handheld device supports push e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, internet faxing, web browsing and other wireless information...
TexasHistory.com
Texas history.com: Big Bend Spotlight
The Big Bend, now a national park in Texas, was once home to a unique way of life, described briefly here. Before the telephone, there was no way for residents to communicate, except through the Mexican Grapevine using mirrors to flash...