Technology has many benefits for seniors and society. It has increased life expectancy through medical advances and allows seniors to live more active lifestyles through devices that track health. The senior population is growing rapidly and will double by 2040, showing the need for technologies that can help aging populations. Technologies also continue to evolve in other areas like electric vehicles that may become driverless, and private space travel that could offer trips to space within a few years. Technologies have connected people in new ways through video chat and access to information online.

1. Technology Today
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By: Austin Ward

2. Does technology have benefits?

3. Life expectancy has increased due to
advances in medicine and technology
(1)

4. Evidence suggests that technology enables
older adults to be more active (1)
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5. The world population age 80 and
over will double from 2008 to 2040
(1)
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6. From new watches that track your
steps, heart rate and calories
burned
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7. To new devices that can alert
medical attention for seniors (2)
"Its a wonderful time for seniors"
Jean Dickow (2)

8. "Gadgets that can ease the
burdens of aging are slowly
beginning to appear in older
adult’s homes and
communities."(2)

9. It is important for seniors to
adapt to the digital age
53%
of seniors have used the web (3)
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10. How else has technology
evolved?
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Tesla's electric cars and
autopilot
With a goal to one day have
driverless cars (4)

12. Autopilot is predicted to
reduce accidents by 80% by
2040 (4)
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13. Some day soon,
being able to offer
commercial tripsinto space (5)
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14. Expected to
fly two
people into
space by
2018 (5)
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15. A new and
innovative way to
learn
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Technology has us connected
more than ever (6)

17. Video chat has connected
families even if they live across
the world

18. Technology has
connected the entire
world
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19. And gives us access to the world at
a touch of a button
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2. Gustke, Constance. "Technology, While Not a Fountain of Youth, Can Make Aging Safer." The New
York Times. The New York Times, 24 July 2015. Web. 02 Mar. 2017.
3. Matrix, Sidneyeve. "Media Convergence." Film 240 Media & Culture. Web. 02 Mar. 2017.
4. HopeReese. "Tesla's Autopilot: The smart person's guide." TechRepublic. TechRepublic, 07 Feb.
2017. Web. 03 Mar. 2017.
5. Mortillaro, Nicole. "Can SpaceX really send people around the moon by 2018?" CBCnews.
CBC/Radio Canada, 03 Mar. 2017. Web. 03 Mar. 2017.
6. Carral, Héctor L. "Stop Saying Technology Is Causing Social Isolation." The Huffington Post.
TheHuffingtonPost.com, 02 Nov. 2015. Web. 03 Mar. 2017.