Technology—what exactly is it? Find out with a project designed to inspire the inner inventor in us all. The activity begins with a captivating podcast and a search of multiple websites that display different inventions and technology, then challenges scholars to create and share a 15-slide presentation highlighting different inventions.  

Concepts

Technology, inventions, oral presentations, presenting, multimedia presentations

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Display a collection of technologies to add context to the activity's objective 
• Assign applicable links for homework prior to assigning the presentation 
• Periodically check in with class members to assess progress, provide extra support when needed 

Classroom Considerations

• Requires time on a computer or mobile learning device—schedule time in the computer lab or library if needed   
• Browse the "As Seen on TV" site prior to assigning the link to be sure inappropriate content is not visible 

Pros

• Provides detailed directions and an example rubric
• Offers extra credit points 

Cons

• Rubric does not print separately 

Common Core

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