Lesson 1- Our Digital World

1. Lesson 1- Our Digital World

2. Objectives: • Acknowledge how access to technology has changed over the decades • Identify how technology has impacted society • Recognize how technology has impacted the workplace • Define the digital divide

3. Access to Technology Digital native – a person who has been exposed to technology from a young age and is pretty comfortable using it. Technology has transitioned from only being available to government, large companies, and wealthy individuals to becoming a big part of most households.

4. Examples: Wi-Fi, when initially introduced in 1991, was intended only for use in cash register systems. Now, Wi-Fi is in just about every home and business.  When the internet was introduced, it was only for government use. Now, the internet can be accessed by anyone, anytime, anywhere.

5. Technology’s Impact on Society Negative Positive • Staying connected • Important medical advancements • Unlimited access to knowledge • Decreased human interaction • Inactive lifestyles • Global deterioration

6. Technology’s Impact on the Workplace Negative Positive • Connectivity • Efficiency • Skilled labor force • Dependency • No downtime • Changing technology

7. Digital Divide Digital divide – an economic inequality between groups, broadly construed, in terms of access to, use of, or knowledge of information and communication technologies. Global digital divide – digital divide between countries.

8. Summary: • Acknowledge how access to technology has changed over the decades • Identify how technology has impacted society • Recognize how technology has impacted the workplace • Define the digital divide