Unanticipated Consequences of Technology
This page is structured as follows:
- The first slideshow is the slide deck teaching the important concepts for this entire topic.
- The follow activities are supplementary activities that kids should complete to reinforce these important concepts.
These activities are listed in the order we suggest you follow.
1. Main Script and Slides
2. Unanticipated Consequences Activity
- Links:
Game 1 (Book Reports)
Game 2 (Lady GAN)
Game 3 (Photo Editing) - Pre-Reqs: None
- Suggested Length: 30 min
- Tech Dependencies: Google Chrome
- Key Concepts: Unanticipated Consequences
- Group Reqs: None
- Description: In this activity, students learn that technologies can have consequences that their creators didn’t plan for. They work in small groups to brainstorm the consequences of various technologies.