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Strand One: Toffler’s Three Waves

Strand One: Toffler’s Three Waves. Technological Breakthroughs Joe Dupree. Technology Progresses Through a Change in Time. First Wave- Agricultural- 8000BC-1650-1750 Second Wave- Industrial- 1750-1950 Third Wave- Informational- 1950-2004 Fourth Wave- Nano /Biotechnology 2004-???.

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Strand One: Toffler’s Three Waves

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  1. Strand One:Toffler’s Three Waves Technological Breakthroughs Joe Dupree

  2. Technology Progresses Through a Change in Time • First Wave- Agricultural- 8000BC-1650-1750 • Second Wave- Industrial- 1750-1950 • Third Wave- Informational- 1950-2004 • Fourth Wave- Nano/Biotechnology 2004-???

  3. First Wave: Agricultural-8000BC-1650-1750 Characteristics • Communication—Mostly oral • Family Structure- All members of family live together • Economy—Hunting and fishing necessary for survival • Production- Solar energy, natural resources vital • Education—Home schooling, few resources

  4. First Wave continued • Politics—People separated by classes

  5. Second Wave- Industry- 1750-1950 • Family Structure- 2 parent families very common • Education- Rote and repetition learning style • Economy—Trade with different countries • Production-Assembly lines and factories • Communication—telephones, newspapers • Politics- wars and crisis events, strike and political movements

  6. Third Wave—Informational—1950-2004 • Economy—Global industries, mass oil and gas • Family—2 working parents, growing trend of single-parent homes and grandparents raising grandchildren • Education-Colleges and universities offer distance and online courses, Internet • Politics- Different forms of government to include democracies, socialism

  7. Third wave Continued • Communication—Webcams, texting, computers and laptops, twittering • Production—Space exploration, New science breakthroughs in medicines and cars take on new features to include hybrid

  8. Fourth Wave—2005--??? • There will be a fourth wave as Dr. Thornburg and Dr. Dede have predicted. This next wave will be very creative and will include biotechnology. Most materials will be built better and will last longer during the next wave.

  9. Resources • Dede, C. (Speaker). (2008). The Next Wave, Part 2. Laureate Education, Inc. • Thornburg, D. (Speaker). (2008). The Next Wave Part 1. Laureate Eduaction, Inc. • Toffler, A. (1980). The Third Wave:New York: Batam Books cambridge University Press.

  10. Strand 2 • Key Technological Advances and Innovations For each Decade

  11. Decade 1: 1900-1910 • 1900-

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