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IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGIES
19th Century vs. 21st Century
Prior to a Technological Revolution Dawn to Dusk Workday
Refrigeration: Think Again!!
Phone Calls, Talk to your Neighbor...
Changes in Daily Life Electric lights become widespread in 1890’s
Makes life easier and businesses more productive
New ideas and inventions became popular
Standard of Living Increases = Life is better
New Forms of Energy Drilling for and using oil became popular
Electricity became widespread allowing businesses to grow and prosper
Rural areas struggled to benefit
How electricity works
Advances in Communication Telegraph reaches across the U.S. by
1900
The telephone links entire cities together
Communication becomes easierUsed to take weeks to get a letter from
coast to coast
Moving Coast to Coast Railroads link east to west
Government became big investor in the railroad business
Transportation of goods/people becomes easier and more efficient
Linking East to West
Biggest Impact What in your opinion is the biggest
impact of all this technology???? Makes Life Easier and Industrial Growth
Possible
21st Century...
Poll Question http://www.polleverywhere.com/
Pull out your Cell Phones, we are going to do an instant pollTexting Rates do apply
Changes in Daily Life The idea of a 24 Hour society:
“Always tuned in and turned on”
Sharing of thoughts, ideas, & opinions has never been easier
New Forms of Energy
Advances in Communication Communication is now mobile and
instant
Different types: Text, IM, E-mail, Voice
Created a new language
Interconnected World What does that phrase mean to you??
Share with a partner...
Share with the Class
Biggest Impact???