ICT student textbook/When did it all begin

When did it all begin

Objectives

1. To develop a historical perspective on technology
2. To see technology as a human process

What prior skills are assumed

1. Familiarity with different ICT terms
2. Ability to work with the ICT environment

Resources needed

1. Computer lab with projection equipment
2. Pictures of timeline

Digital skills

1. Understanding the development of technology
2. Understand the impact of technology on society

Description of activity with detailed steps

Teacher led activity

Your teacher will show the above pictures and discuss with you the different points of evolution of ICT. She will discuss how society shapes and can be shaped by technology.

Student activities

1. Discuss with your friends and in small groups identify and one technology that you are aware of (ICT related technology)
2. With illustrations and text, develop a story of how the technology began, what need of society it addressed, what is available now, how the technology has changed the way we do things and what is the future of the technology
3. Are you aware of any technology that has disappeared?

Portfolio

1. Your picture story of the development of technology (drawn and digitized)