2. Project Outcomes
• Some students to be confident
in using skills that have been
learnt this year.
• Most students to be able to use
research skills to understand
changes in technology and
computers and the future
potential of technology
• All students to develop skills
working with others
3. • What is the future of Technology?
• Have mechanical clocks’ time passed?
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-
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• Discuss
Future Technology Project
4. Future Technology Project
• Discuss the following
• How much has ICT changed in your lifetime?
What about in your parents’/teachers’
lifetimes?
• Where is ICT going in the future?
5. Future Technology Project Task
• You will now be allocated into groups of 3 and you will be working
together on a group task.
• In preparation for this in your groups research the following and
find out how they work:
• Smart TV, watches
• Tablet/iPad
• Mobile Phone
• Produce notes/information to be used in your project
• Make sure that in your group each person has a role.
6. Future Technology Project Task
• Task
• You will be allocated an area of future
technology and you will be producing a
resource to fulfil the criteria.
• You will allocated an audience.
7. Tablet/iPad:
The tasks for your group are to
1. design the tablet/iPad of the future
2. develop the user instructions
3. create the promotional material
4. explain the features it will have and
how it will work
5. describe why it will be suitable for the
intended user group/audience
Audience: Parents
Mobile Phone:
The tasks for your group are to
1. design the mobile phone of the future
2. develop the user instructions
3. create the promotional material
4. explain the features it will have and
how it will work
5. describe why it will be suitable for the
intended user group/audience
Audience: Teenagers
Smart TV:
The tasks for your group are to
1. design the Smart TV of the future
2. develop the user instructions
3. create the promotional material
4. explain the features it will have and
how it will work
5. describe why it will be suitable for the
intended user group/audience
Audience: Parents
Watch:
The tasks for your group are to
1. design the watch of the future
2. develop the user instructions
3. create the promotional material
4. explain the features it will have and
how it will work
5. describe why it will be suitable for the
intended user group/audience
Audience:Teenagers
8. BRONZE SILVER GOLD
You have found some
information about current and
future technology and used this
to help you design a product.
The product may not have many
innovative (new) ideas and may
be similar to already existing
products.
You will mostly work
independently and work well as
a group but I might have to help
you with some things and/or
assign roles to your group
members to ensure that you are
all working.
You have presented your work in
a way that shows some sense of
audience and purpose, but the
work may be untidy, have too
much/not enough text, poor
quality images, etc.
You have found some
information about current and
future technology and used this
to help you design a creative
product.
You will work independently and
all members of your group will
contribute well without
prompting.
You have presented your work in
a way that shows a good sense
of audience and purpose. The
colours, fonts, images and
language you use will mostly be
appropriate.
You have found some
information about current and
future technology and used this
to help you design an
interesting, original product.
You will work independently and
all members of your group will
contribute well without
prompting.
You have presented your work in
a way that shows an excellent
sense of audience and purpose.
The colours, fonts, images and
language you use will all be
appropriate.
9. Future Technology Project Task
• Divide the tasks up so that each person in
the group has a task they can complete.
• Mind map your initial ideas as group.
• Share ideas and information at all times
• You will need to update your group
progress sheet each lesson to show
where you are up to.
10. Plenary
What have you identified as future technology? Discuss
How does your research compare to this clip?
Watch:
• Future Technology
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-
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11. Plenary
In your groups set yourselves a target and
complete your group sheet indicating what you
need to get done by next lesson.
12. Homework
Write in your planners the target you have
identified to be done by next lesson. Make sure
that you have completed this target.
