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Title	Description
Advertising	Advertising is a the mass promotion of products or services through public announcements. By exposing the public to information about a product, consumers can distinguish the product in the marketplace, and possibly purchase it.
Alexander Graham Bell	Meet one of the greatest inventors of our time (do telegraphs, telephones, kites, airplanes, and deafness ring bells?)
Ancient Egyptian Language	For thousands of years, this language has been a mystery to the world. What was the meaning of the strange symbols carved in the pyramids? Why were they so elaborate? Who put them there? We now have most of the answers.
Books	A book is a bound volume of sheets containing text, illustrations or music. Books can be mass-produced and easily transported for distribution.
Braille	This alphabet comprised of dots invented by the blind for the blind makes life a lot easier for the visually impaired.
Censorship	Communication gives you access to every possible kind of information. But some people think there's just too much information, and they try to control it.
Common Grammar Mistakes   (and how to avoid them)	Grammar may sound boring, but if you want to be taken seriously, you can't afford to make many mistakes. Here's a list of problems we've found are common, as well as easy explanations and solutions.
Communication	The inspiration for this project
Compact Discs	Compact discs, or CDs, were first used in 1980 as a next-generation audio recording format, the successor of magnetic tape recording.
Computers	The Electronic Revolution has made our world a a little smaller, and it's all thanks to those little boxes we call computers.
Confucius	Confucius was a Chinese philosopher and possibly the most influential man in Chinese history.
Deafness	When you can't hear, you are classified as deaf. This article explains how those who are hearing impaired live.
Diseases of the Ear	The ear is a complicated organ, and things don't always working, causing pain, impairment and even deafness.
Eight parts of speech	You'll probably need to know these in Junior High School, but in general if you know them they'll make your life easier. Seriously. Well... at least you'll be really, really good at Mad Libs....
Electromagnetic Waves	They sound high-tech, but they're all around you, and they've helped shape communications for almost an entire century.
Fax Machine	Long before the Internet completely revolutionized businesses, fax machines made transporting documents as easy as picking up the telephone.
Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus	What a name (and what a guy). Read this to find out more about one of the most important (yet little-known) people in Communication history.
Hearing	People learn to speak long before they can read. But speaking doesn't just involve your mouth - listening is an important part of communication, in more senses than one.
How to avoid Sexist Language	In the past, people always wrote of "he" and "mankind" and "policemen." Times have changed. These words are offensive to many people and therefore unacceptable. Sometimes, though, it's hard to know which words to use instead. Here are some rules and examples.
How to calculate your Grade Point Average	Your grade point average determines your eligibility to University, whether you meet graduation requirements, and it can be used by people like your teachers to track your performance and measure your achievements.
Internet	The Internet is the world’s largest network of computers. It is comprised of many smaller networks the seamlessly link to other small networks via telephone lines, fibre-optic cables, and even satellites. It's a technology that is shaping our future.
Jean François Champollion	Champollion was born on December 23rd, 1790 in Figeac, France. His parents were Jacques and Jeanne Champollion, and he had an older brother Jacques Joseph (1778- 1867).
Journalism	Journalism is all about communication: not just talking to your neighbour about your day, but talking to everyone about everything that's happening. Journalism brings us all in touch with everyone and everything.
Language	The word language comes from the Latin lingua, meaning tongue. There are over 6 000 languages and major dialects spoken today, and though they have their differences, they also have their similarities. Read on to discover more about language.
Louis Braille	If it hadn't been for the accident that blinded an exceptional three-year-old 185 years ago, life would be a lot harder for the blind and the visually impared all over the world.
Modems	Discover modems, the incredible little devices that bring the whole world onto our desks.
Outlines	An outline will help you organize and develop your ideas. Start with your subject and then break it down into categories. Use bulleted lists and abbreviations.
Periodicals	Even before the printing press was invented, periodicals, newspapers, journals, and magazines, have been bringing us information on our world every day by day and month by month.
Planning to Write	Got an essay due next week? Don't panic (if it's due tomorrow, you can panic).  It's not hard to do a good job, if you follow some simple steps.
Propaganda	Communication allows us to receive so much valuable information. But there is some information being distributed on this planet you don't want.
Radio	Right now, all around you, information is surrounding you. Radio allows us to communicate out of thin air (or no air, as you'll learn here).
Research	It may be time-consuming, but let's face it: you can't write a research project without researching. But there are right ways and wrong ways to do it. These methods will ensure that your info is precise, documented, and basically user-friendly.
Résumé Template	Looking for a summer job? Well, a résumé won't help you. You have to get the job yourself, but a good résumé can get you an interview. Follow these guidelines to write a professional résumé that an employer will love.
Satellites	OK, maybe there's no proof of aliens yet, but that doesn't mean we aren't receiving communications from outer space!
Scribes	The scribe was a very important part of ancient Egypt. He was the only person who could read and write, and therefore in high demand.
Sight Defects	Our eyes are among the most complicated and delicate organs in our bodies. A lot can happen to them.
Sources	Plagiarism is taking someone else's work, words, or ideas and using them as your own. It's illegal, and when you get to university, you can be expelled because of it. However, It's usually okay to use something someone else said in your assignment, as long as you attribute it to them properly.
Taking Notes	Notes are very important, whether you're sitting in class or researching a project. Sometimes, they're the only resource you'll have to study for a test. Here are some basic principles of good note-taking.
Telephone	The telephone is the most common communication technology in place today, electrically transmitting the sound of your voice to a distant location and reproducing them.
Television	Television, radio's big brother and successor, has brought moving pictures and sound from all over the world together into our homes, becoming a symbol of 20th century life.
Thomas Alva Edison	He invented the electric lightbulb. But wait! There's more...
Timeline	A brief history of the events important to communication from 3400 B.C.E. to 1997 C.E.
Vision	Vision is one the basic human senses, the power to form visual images of your external environment through the vision organs, eyes. It is one of the primary methods of receiving communications.
Writing a Paper	You've planned, you've researched, and now you're ready to start writing. Well if you're not careful, you can still end up with a jumbled mess. Everything you write has to be organized. You'll have to write more than one draft.
Writing in Hieroglyphs	It's not that difficult to put our language into the ancient Egyptian alphabet, if you understand how the system works. The following introduction should give you a clear idea of how to write in hieroglyphs.