Get Yourself Ready for the Technology Trade Show! In the next TWO MINUTES: In the next TWO MINUTES: Stay in your groups of 4 Stay in your groups of 4 Take out your “new technology” homework Take out your “new technology” homework Group leaders pick a team member to retrieve group’s voting cards from front table – one per person (INDEX CARD) Group leaders pick a team member to retrieve group’s voting cards from front table – one per person (INDEX CARD) Put your name on the back (unlined side) Put your name on the back (unlined side)

Share Your Technology! You have 1 minute (4 minutes total) You have 1 minute (4 minutes total) Share your technology – Share your technology – Technology name Technology name Picture Picture Description Description who it is for who it is for Cost Cost Where it is produced Where it is produced Share! Share!

Voting Card Take the next minute to: Take the next minute to: Rank your group’s product ideas from 1 st to 4 th on your index card Rank your group’s product ideas from 1 st to 4 th on your index card Group leaders collect cards & tabulate winner Group leaders collect cards & tabulate winner

The Group Results are In – Now onto the People’ Choice Award Group winners present product to class Group winners present product to class Consumers – for each product: Consumers – for each product: Write at least TWO (2) features or benefits you like Write at least TWO (2) features or benefits you like Write at least TWO (2) concerns, questions or objections you have Write at least TWO (2) concerns, questions or objections you have

Technology Share Time What were the benefits from these products? What were the benefits from these products?

What were your concerns, questions, objections?

Technology, Agriculture & Public Concern

Benefits of Technology Technology can: Technology can: FeatureBenefit make our lives more efficient less time, energy and resources less time, energy and resources reduce labor reduced expenses (wages, workman’s compensation) increase diversity more products for more customers increases availability increased production rates improve mechanization smaller and faster increases communication reduces lag time in the production line

Public Concern Areas Regarding Technology Land/Environment Land/Environment Labor Labor Capital Capital Enterprise Enterprise Controversial Perspectives Controversial Perspectives

Refresh your memory….. What types of technology were there in agriculture? What types of technology were there in agriculture? office/business/technology-changing- agriculture/index.html office/business/technology-changing- agriculture/index.html office/business/technology-changing- agriculture/index.html office/business/technology-changing- agriculture/index.html

BRAINSTORM When you hear START: When you hear START: Form a team of 8 Form a team of 8 Send a member to get a colored marker Send a member to get a colored marker Move to an unoccupied poster Move to an unoccupied poster Write as many Write as many positive CONTRIBUTIONS (+) positive CONTRIBUTIONS (+) and/or CONCERNS (-) that technology has with that factor and/or CONCERNS (-) that technology has with that factor as it relates to AGRICULTURE as it relates to AGRICULTURE Time limit: 2 MINUTES PER POSTER Time limit: 2 MINUTES PER POSTER What questions are there? What questions are there? START START

Take Away Retrieve an index card. Retrieve an index card. To exit the room today, write your thoughts about these questions: To exit the room today, write your thoughts about these questions: Is all technology good? Why or why not?