2.2 Paving the Road With Technology
“Paving the Road with Technology” is Lesson 2 of the Technology unit in the Grow Your PALS Program Guide (The National FFA Mentoring Program), designed as a large-group mentoring activity. Through a phone-drawing warm-up, an “Eyewitness News” skit with the character History Henry/Harriet, and a “snowed-in” decision-making scenario, students explore how technology has developed over time and weigh the benefits and challenges of using it.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Generate examples of how technology has developed over time.
- Describe benefits and challenges that occur through the use of technology.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- rotary dial phone (real phone or picture included)
- touch key phone (real phone or picture included)
- cordless phone (real phone or picture included)
- cell phone (real phone or picture included)
- scrap paper (1 piece for each student)
- can outfit fashioned for an elderly person (optional if the character of History Henry/Harriet wants to dress the part)
- Unit
- Technology
- Lesson Type
- Large Group
- Key Terms
- technology
- Resources
- None
- Precepts
- F. Continuous Improvement — F4. Acquire new knowledge; N. Decision-making — N1. Demonstrate the decision-making process
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NSS-USH.K-4.1Living and Working Together in Families and communities, Now and Long Ago
- NT.K-12.2Social, Ethical and Human Issues.
- NT.K-12.6Technology Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools