l6 trends

• Technology


  products and processes created by engineers to meet needs and wants
• Information


  knowledge obtained; helps fulfill daily tasks
• Communication


  transmitting messages through symbols, signs, or verbal interactions
• ICT


  technology required for information processing using electronics
• Information technology


  send signals around the world
• IT examples

  • Television
  • Internet
  • Satellite
  • GPS
  • Cellphones
• IT positive impact


  Internet - information is stored for easy access
• IT negative impact


  Internet - harder to distinguish reliable sources
• Communication technology


  giving or exchangi information
• CT examples

  • Magazines
  • DVDs
  • Photography
  • Video games
• CT positive impact


  Digital cameras - editing and printing pictures
• CT negative impacts


  Computers, printers, and digital cameras - easier forgery and plagiarism
• Biotechnology


  transforming living things into products or new forms of life
• Biotechnology examples

  • Genetic engineering
  • Bionics
• Agricultural Technology


  produces plants and animals for food, fiber, and fuel
• Agricultural technology examples

  • Irrigation
  • Food preservation
  • Weed and insect control
• Biotech positive impact

  Health - improves quality of life, vitamins, vaccines, and medications
• Biotech negative impact


  Health - side effects of medications such as nausea and shortness of breath
• Agri tech positive impact

  Fertilizers - can make plants produce more food
• Agri tech negative impact

  Fertilizers - pollute good drinking water
• Medical technology


  creates tools to treat disease and injury
• Medtech examples

  • Lasers
  • Protheses
  • Ultrasound
  • Medications
• Medtech positive impact


  Xray - easier diagnosis of injuries
• Medtech negative impact


  Xray - can cause cancer
• Environmental technology


  creates tools to minimize the effect of technology on the development of living things
• Environmental tech examples

  • Hybrid vehicles
  • Conservation
  • Waste management (recycling)
• Environmental tech positive impact

  Recycling - improves water and air quality
• Environmental tech negative impact

  Recycling - Disposal of garbage is more complicated and time consuming
• Production technology


  manufacturing of physical goods and construction of structures
• Manufacturing


  changes natural or synthetic materials into usable products
• Manufacturing examples

  • Clothing
  • Vehicles
  • Food
• Construction Technology


  builds structures that support loads and protect us from the environment
• Construction tech examples

  • House
  • Bridge
  • Roads
• Production tech positive impact

  Manufacturing - new products help to make life easier and increase leisure time

  Construction- Provides shelter, improves roads, creates employment opportunities
• Production tech negative impacts

  Manufacturing - materials harmful to environment

  Construction - noise and debris, traffic, accidents, and injuries
• Materials technology


  development of materials with combinations of mechanical, chemical, and electrical properties
• Materials technology examples

  • Mosquito repellent clothing
  • artificial skin grafts
  • advanced building materials like composite decking
• Materials technology positive impact

  New materials - able to reuse recycled materials
• Materials technology negative impact

  New materials - don't know how they will behave over long periods of time
• Transportation technology


  Provides a way to move from one place to another