Intel's Ranking Tool-What is the impact of technology?

What has been the impact of using technology?

Bell Labs Model 1 Relay Computer C. 1940

  This question is relevant and connected to a learning unit and Click here for Technology Invention Lesson Plan Unit for my students showing the flow of history of technology and transportation. I would allow students to explore directed websites to search for answers to this question.  One website example that I would have students to view is by going to this website Flow of History - Computer History.

Students would click on the Timeline of Technology Inventions as shown on PBS and compare Technology of Inventions -Timeline

 How has the ease of inventions for our transportation and technology changed human beings and how has it been a tremendous improvement to our daily lives? I would have the students to Click on the 10 choices on the link provided below and tell me how they would rank each category of these inventions in our world.   I  have spent a good part of the day trying to come up with a visual ranking  to show this to my students.  By creating a username and password in my teacher workspace with Intel I was able to master this.  Intel's Visual Ranking Tool allows teachers to create projects and then save them for future viewing by their students.

By using Intel's Ranking Tool this would add to the lesson plan derived for this unit:
Click here to see my Visual Ranking Tool -What is the impact of Technology as an Invention?


Lessons created with this Visual Ranking Tool meet the first 4 ISTE NETS S standards: 

1.) Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
2.) Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
3.) Model Digital Age Work and Learning
4.) Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

Getting to Know Intel Thinking Tools

Getting to Know Intel Thinking Tools

I first became a student as instructed to do in order to find out how to properly see how this Visual Ranking Tool works.  I was fascinated by this technology and was interested in seeing what I could come up with for my class since my class is a Keyboarding class. I was able to view the inventions project and saw how this ultimately could work with students.  Then, I created my own which was I felt I would create similiar, yet different from the sample provided on Inventions.  I decided to take this a step further and create a Visual Ranking Tool that was for Technology Inventions.  This was easy to create and manipulate once I was able to retrieve my username and password.  I think that this Visual Ranking Tool can be used very well and effectively in the classroom.  This particular assignment satisfys for students NETS with creativity, problem solving and critical thinking skills.

APA Writing Sample

APA Writing Sample -Click on this link

This is supposed to be an APA writing sample that was derived by looking at the National Center for Education Statistics, Nations Report Card.  By surveying 4th grade students from various educational systems, the NCES has come up with the Nations Report Card.