Context of the Standard

The needs and wants of different groups of people will have an effect on the types of computing technology they create and use. People tend to use technologies that will help facilitate the various cultural activities they engage in. In turn, the cultural needs of a group will drive development of new and more effective technologies. These new technologies could be to make communication more efficient, facilitate the sharing of ideas, automate common processes, or meet other societal demands. Increased access to the Internet has greatly increased the communication aspect of computing technology, and has also had an effect on the customs of many groups of people.

Essential Skills

Essential Questions

Essential Vocabulary

Students should demonstrate these skills:

• Identify computing technologies that have changed the world.
• Explain how the technology is influenced by culture.
• Explain how the culture can affect the technology.
• Brainstorm solutions involving computing technology to solve a problem in your school.

Students should investigate these concepts:

• What are examples of computing technologies that changed the world?
• How has technology, like mobile phones, changed society?
• How does society influence the technology that we invent?
• If you could design a new computing technology, what would it do, and why?

Students should apply these terms in context:

• Internet