1. IOT POLY ENGINEERING
I1-15
October 5, 2011
Take out last night’s homework assignment. Identify which Pros and which Cons in your lists were based on:
1) Facts or Research
2) Media hype or personal opinion
Choose 3 groups randomly (perhaps have numbers drawn from a jar) to present.
Inhibiting Factors:
Emotional
Cultural
Intellectual
Environmental
Perceptual
Accepted in group
Subtle influences
Blocking real facts
Peer pressure, time constraint
Perception differences

2. POLY ENGINEERING
– source for “you still have a choice!” picture.

3. Impacts of Technology I1-15
IOT POLY ENGINEERING
I1-15
Impacts of Technology
5 Main Areas Impacted by Technology:
Social: How does it affect interdependent human relationships?
Cultural: How does it affect the characteristic features of everyday existence?
Economic: How does it affect the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services?
Political: How does it affect the government?
Environmental: How does it affect both the human and natural environments? (aesthetics included here)

4. IOT POLY ENGINEERING
I1-15
IOT POLY ENGINEERING
Exponential Growth

5. IOT POLY ENGINEERING
I1-15
Examples
Internet
Light Bulb
Cell Phones

6. “The Gods Must be Crazy” Video
IOT POLY ENGINEERING
I1-15
Classwork
Identify how the five impacts of technology impact our lives
“The Gods Must be Crazy” Video
15 minutes