ICT in Society

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ICT in Society
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Lesson Objectives

• Know how ICT is evolving within society
• Understand how ICT is affecting others within
  society
• Understand the issues with the rapid growth of
  ICT in society

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ICT in Society

• ICT is rapidly changing the way we live and work
• Advances in the last 50 years are a result of new
  technologies being invented
• Think of some of the things that you take for
  granted that may not have been invented just a
  few years ago???

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Entertainment

• Digital Television
• Computer games e.g. x-box, wii, playstation

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Access to ICT

• Digital divide
• Poverty some cannot afford computers,
  connection etc
• Network access (remote areas)
• Developing countries
• Silver Surfers

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Communication

• Mobile phones
• Satellite and Undersea cables.
• Internet
• Email
• Instant Messaging
• Video Conference
• 24 hours rolling news.

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Advantages

• Communication able to contact anybody, anywhere
• Environment do not need to travel for business
  meetings
• Education and training teacher/trainer may not
  need to be in the same room
• Free-time more people are able to work from home

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Disadvantages

• Distraction people driving on their mobile
  phones, working from home (able to play computer
  games, watch TV etc..)
• Laziness email, instant messenger
• Crime happy slapping, theft

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Example Exam Questions
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Example Exam Questions
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Example Exam Questions