new techonology 2015

1. Computer Technology
www.computersoftime.weebly.com
Orcutt Academy High School
www.oahs.net
Technology Class 2012
www.wix.com/oacore/web

2. Computers are
magnificent tools for
the realization of our
dreams.
-Louis Gerstner

3. Computer technology has a positive
impact on society; they have helped
discover many new advancements in
technology, and have become extremely
important in peoples everyday lives .

4. Computers are important
in people’s everyday lives.

5. • 68% of working Americans use a computer
at work.
• 84% of people also say
that computers are
essential for their jobs.-www.npr.org/programs/specials/poll/technology/

6. Education
• There are a few hundred thousand
schools in the U.S. that all have
computer access.
www.npr.org/programs/specials/poll/technology

7. Our survey showed people use computers for many
different activities!
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10
20
30
40
50
60
Listening to Music On Social Networks
(Facebook,
Instagram,
Pintrest, etc.)
Browsing Different
Websites
On Educational
Websites for
Specific purposes
When I Am on the
Computer I Am…
Data from www.computersoftime.weebly.com

8. Computers have a
positive and negative
impact on society.

9. Do Computers Have…?
24, 24%
13, 13%
55, 56%
7, 7%
Positive Impact on Society
Negative Impact on Society
Positive and Negative Impact on
Society
Computers Don’t Affect Society
Data from www.computersoftime.weebly.com .

10. Advances in Technology
Computers have provided so many advances in technology
including:
-Communication
-Business
-Scientific Research

11. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/27/stu
dy-americans-spend-8-h_n_179921.html

12. Overall, computers can both improve
peoples lives, or consume them.
Computers have helped the world with
communication and new discoveries,
but also have ruined and destroyed
lives.

13. “I think it’s fair to say
computers have become the
most empowering tool we’ve
ever created.”
-Bill Gates

14. Works Cited
http://computerhistory.org
www.npr.org/programs/specials/poll/technology
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/27/study-americans-spend-8-
h_n_179921.html