I think it is an interesting question, how do changes in technology affect changes in society? Our unit plan is going to focus on this question while studying the Industrial Revolution. We want students to understand how a single invention can start a simple social change that eventually sends ripples around the world and reverberates through time.
In order to make that connection more real for students, I would like to create an assignment that urges students to communicate with members in their community. I want students to focus on generation gaps and the effects new technologies, such as computers and the Internet, have on successively older generations. Creating understandings in the present can help students deepen their perspective of the past and allow for a stronger critical analysis of the essential question. How do changes in technology affect changes in society?
I like the idea that when students communicate or interview with people, they can realize the differences about technology according to the experiences of people.
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot that can be done on this topic. Part of the challenge will be to narrow the focus since it covers so much. It is an exciting time to see the impact of technology whether it is the earthquake in Japan, revolution in Egypt or some of the changes that are going on in the states related to unions.
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