Information Age presentation for PYP G2-G4

1. Technology
in the
Information
Age

2. What is the Information Age?
Very Fast Growth in COMMUNICATION
and INFORMATION Technology
1940s/50s
to now

3. Computers
1950s-1970s
Mainframe computing (Business & Colleges)
1980s and 1990s
Home computing
2000s to present
Wireless computing

4. 1948

5. 1978

6. 1990s: The Internet

7. Networks, Internet, WWW
ISOLATED >>
Computers went from being
to being able to COMMUNICATE with
each other

8. From Isolation to
Communication
Personal computers developed & networking advanced...
Internet
World Wide Web
Email
IM
SMS

9. 2001-2002

10. 2003-2004

11. 2005-2006

12. 2007-2008

13. 2009-2010

14. Moore’s Law
Technology DOUBLES every two years!
20
iMac Memory Capacity
15
10
5
0
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011

15. Storage
*How we save data and
information

16. 1950s - 1970s
Punch Cards

17. 1980s
Floppy Discs

18. 1990s
CDs and DVDs

19. Today
Digital Files
.mp3
.mov
.m4v .flv

20. Information and Power in
our Hands

21. Questions?