1. Importance of Technology Usage in Our Daily Lives

2. How Much Do We Really Know About Technology? Directions: Within this interactive experience, you will take part in a “Technology Trivia Challenge”. On each slide you will see a technology statistic. You will then try to guess the correct percentage for each of the facts. The answers are shown later in the “Challenge”. Good Luck!

3. Statistic 1: In regard to the 2008 presidential election, what percentage of US adults searched for political news online?

4. Answer to Statistic 1: 55%

5. Statistic 2: What percentage of digital kids valued their virtual worlds?

6. Answer to Statistic 2: 71%

7. Statistic 3: What percentage of broadband customers under the age of 30 watch a TV program on the Internet at least once a week?

8. Answer to Statistic 3: 33%

9. Statistic 4: How many hours of TV a day do the younger baby boomers in the 45-54 year old age group watch?

10. Answer to Statistic 4: 9.5 hours

11. Statistic 5: How many minutes a day do 18-24 year olds spend text messaging?

12. Answer to Statistic 5: 29 minutes a day

13. Statistic 6: What percentage of 15-17 year olds has a handheld device (cell phone, iPod, PSP, or Smartphone)?

14. Answer to Statistic 6: 86%

15. Statistic 7: What percentage of 15-17 year olds has a cell phone?

16. Answer to Statistic 7: 69%

17. Statistic 8: What percentage of Americans use online search engines?

18. Answer to Statistic 8: 59%

19. Statistic 9: What percentage of American “Social Networkers” use Facebook?

20. Answer to Statistic 9: 60%

21. Statistic 10: What percentage of Americans use Podcasts?

22. Answer to Statistic 10: 7%

23. Conclusion and Discussion: Directions: Please write down your own answers to the questions below. We will then discuss our responses together. Did you find any of the results surprising? Why? How could we use these ideas to produce more fruitful activities for our students? Why?

24. References: “Media Use Statistics” http://www.frankwbaker.com/ mediause.htm