Tech Through Time.

LC : To describe how technology and the internet has changed over time and to think creatively about changes that might happen in the future.

Look at the images below at how technology has changed through time.

Education

What can we do with an interactive whiteboard?

How is this different from a chalkboard?

How has this technology improved how teachers teach a class?

Gaming

Atari's Space Invaders was released in 1978 and was playable in arcades. A home version, playable on the Atari 2600 home console, became available in 1980.
How would you describe the gameplay and graphics?
How would you describe the controls?

How are these consoles different from the Space Invaders arcade machine?
What can you do on these consoles that you couldn't do on the Space Invaders arcade machine?
How are the graphics different from the Space Invaders arcade machine?
How has this improvement in technology made our lives better?

Watches

A watch or An analog watch
What do we use it for?
Can it do anything else?

A smart watch
How is this different from the first watch?
What different things can we do on a watch like this?
How has this improvement in technology made our lives better?

Phones

A landline phone or A rotary phone
What is it used for?
Can it do anything else?
How do we make a call on a phone like this?

A mobile phone
What do you think you can do on this phone that you couldn't do on the phone before? (e.g. send text messages, play games)
How did this improvement in technology make our lives better? (e.g. Can make a phone call anywhere, can send messages rather than calling)

A smartphone
What can you do on this phone that you couldn't do on the phone before? (browse the internet, social media and apps, take pictures and videos, video call, listen to music, etc.)
How has this improvement in technology made our lives better?

Music

A record player and a vinyl record
What is it used for?

A CD and a CD player
How did this improvement in technology help make our lives better? (e.g. could listen to music on the go, a lot smaller so takes up less space, a lot easier to skip songs)

A portable media player, such as an iPod
How do think it worked? (e.g. buy and download songs onto the device via the internet/a computer)
How did this improvement in technology make our lives better? (e.g. lots of memory so can story loads of different songs in one place, no need to carry around physical media anymore)

How does streaming work? (e.g. streaming lets you play music directly from a massive collection of different songs on the internet without having to download a song onto your device)
How has this improvement in technology made our lives better? (e.g. pay a monthly subscription rather than paying for individual songs, endless access to nearly any music you want to listen to, can be accessed across more than one device)
EXTENSION QUESTION: Some people still enjoy collecting and using old media like vinyl and cassette tapes. Why do you think this is?

Complete the seesaw activity, how would you like this technology to look like in 20 years? Include illustrations and text.