Technology has changed the way people live in many ways. It allows people to connect with others around the world through social media or video calls. Advances in technology have improved medical diagnostics and introduced conveniences like flat screen TVs, laptop computers, tablets, touch screens, and smartphones. These devices and the internet give people new ways to communicate, be entertained, work, and manage their daily lives more easily. Overall, technology has made life simpler through innovations that allow activities with just a touch of a screen.
2. HOW HAS TECHNOLOGY CHANGED OUR
LIVES?
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3. HOW WAS YOUR LIFE BEFORE TECHNOLOGY ENTERED
IT?
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4. HOW HAS TECHNOLOGY MADE OUR LIVES
BETTER?
Technology allows us to connect with people all over the
world by a simple slide of a finger across a screen, or by
connecting to a social network such as Facebook.
When we are sick, a doctor can look into our body now,
with a small camera, and view everything through a
specialized monitor to better help us. 4
5. TECHNOLOGY AT
HOME.
• Without the
advancements in
technology, we would
not have the flat screen
television. People would
still be watching big box
televisions.
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6. THE DESKTOP PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC).
Do you remember desktop computer?
Of course you don’t, because with the
advancements in technology, most people
own a laptop computer, or the more popular
tablet. Although desktop PCs are still around,
they are not the most popular computer form
any longer. 6
7. THE LAPTOP.
• The successor of the desktop
PC, and if you don’t believe
so, just look here. Thanks to
the major advancements and
a lot of dedicated minds,
programmers, and designers,
the laptop was designed, and
took the technology world by
storm.
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8. THE TOUCH SCREEN.
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With all of the advancements in the world of technology, now
we have the ability to touch a computer screen and navigate
controls this way. The touch screen is another feature taking
the world by storm in our phones and computers.
9. PALMTOP COMPUTER (PDA)
• If you are a businesswoman or man, think about how much
better your professional life is now, thanks to the PDA. It allows
a person to be able to add important documents,
appointments, and much more through this handy little device.
Everything you need, right at your finger tips.
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10. Internet based phones.
Thanks to the advancements in
technology, now a person can use their
mobile phone to make their life easier. A
person can remote into their home using
an internet-based application (App) and
unlock the front door for their children to
come inside. How fantastic is that? 10
11. DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER (DVR)
Let’s look at the world of television technology
advancements. If you miss your favorite
television show now, you can just DVR it, and
watch it at a later time. 15 years ago, this
technology wasn’t even thought of yet.
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12. SOCIAL NETWORKING.
In our tech-savvy society, people get use great tools such as Facebook, Skype,
or FaceTime to connect with family members, friends, and college mates all
over the world. 12
13. CURRENT USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING
SITES.
• Social Networking Sites
• Among all 13- to 17-year-olds, percent who
• say their main social networking site is:
• Facebook
• Don’t have a social networking site
• GooglePlus
• MySpace
• Twitter
• Data for this table.
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MySpace,
6, 6%
Twitter,
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Social networking sites
Facebook
GooglePlus
MySpace
Twitter
Don't have a social networking site
14. SO HOW HAS TECHNOLOGY
MADE OUR LIVES BETTER
AND EASIER?
As we have seen, technology
has made our lives as simple
as touching a screen, signing
on to a website to chat, or
streaming live to speak with a
friend in California.
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15. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME!!!
PLEASE REMEMBER, TECHNOLOGY IS EVER
EVOLVING, SO LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE
FOR WHAT IS NEXT IN THIS WORLD TO MAKE
OURS BETTER! 15
Notas del editor
This is the introduction slide, go over the purpose of the presentation, introduce yourself, and have a room ice breaker so you can meet the audience.
Ask the audience to take a moment and think about how technology has made their lives better and more convenient, then ask each person to give at least one example of this.
During this slide, ask the audience to think about a time before technology entered their world, and ask each person to give an example of what he/she did with his/her time.
Talk to the audience about the current world of electronics such as T.Vs, Blu-rays, and more.
Speak to the benefits of the desktop home computer, how it is the first of its kind, and how we have evolved since its release.
Go over the many benefits of owning and using a laptop computer such as mobility, the ease of using it anywhere that WI-FI is available, and the benefits that they are for college students; especially, ones on the go.
Go over the many benefits of the touchscreen computer and its cool features such as the touch screen keypad. Speak to how the touch screen is nearly a requirement for all computer based products now (IPhone, Android phone, tablet, PDAs, and laptops).
Express a lot of enthusiasm for the arrival of the PDA and get the audience’s thoughts around it.
Ask for the audience’s thoughts on internet based phones and how useful they are now in today’s society.
Ask the audience how much better is their T.V watching lives now; thanks to the DVR. Ask the audience who they feel provides the best DVR service (Comcast, DirecTV, etc).
Use this slide to go over the many benefits of social networking.
Speak to how many people use social networking technology to connect with the world. Works Cited: Social media, Social Life, How teens view their digital life. (2012). A Common Sense Media Research Study. Retrieved from https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/social-media-social-life-how-teens-view-their-digital-lives. file:///C:/Users/Matt%20Reavis/Downloads/socialmediasociallife-final-061812%20(1).pdf
Recap the discussion with the audience and restate any major points such as the benefits of the internet based phone.
