Everyday Technology
Name two or three devices people use every day to communicate with others.
Exemplary answers:
smartphones, laptops, tablets
Name two or three inventions that changed the world.
Example answers:
Internet, telephone, airplane
Name two or three modern technologies that did not exist 30 years ago.
Example answers:
Artificial Intelligence(AI), Virtual Reality(VR), smartwatches
Name two or three social media apps people use today and their functions.
Example answers:
Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat
Name two or three examples of AI in everyday life. What do you use it for?
Example answers:
Siri, Google Assistant, ChatGPT,
Give two or three examples of technology that students often use at school.
Example answers:
computers, projectors, interactive whiteboards
Which two or three inventions do you think are the most useful in medicine?
Example answers:
X-ray machines, vaccines, MRI scanners
What two or three jobs might disappear because of robots or AI? Why?
Example answers:
cashiers, drivers, factory workers
How does technology help people stay connected? (2-3 ideas)
Example answers:
messaging apps, video calls, social media
Where is AI used in apps or phones? (2-3 examples)
Example answers:
voice assistants, autocorrect, recommendations, maps
How has the Internet changed people’s daily lives?(2-3 ideas)
Example answers:
faster communication, online shopping, remote work
How did the invention of aeroplanes change the world? (2-3 ideas) Who invented a plane?
Example answers:
faster travel, tourism, international business
The Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur Wright)
How could technology improve education in the future? (2-3 ideas) What may be different?
Example answers:
online lessons, AI teachers, virtual classrooms
What problems can social media cause for teenagers? (2-3 ideas and why?)
Example answers:
addiction, stress, cyberbullying
What are two or three advantages of AI?
Example answers:
fast data processing, automation, accuracy, 24/7 work
What are the advantages and disadvantages of smartphones? (at least 2)
Example answers:
Advantages: communication, information access. Disadvantages: addiction, less face-to-face contact
Which inventions from the last 50 years have had the biggest impact on society? (2-3 examples) How?
Example answers:
smartphones, Internet, artificial intelligence
Would you like to live in a smart home? Why or why not?
Example answers:
Yes: comfort, security, and time-saving. No: privacy loss, hacking risk, high cost
Should children spend less time using electronic devices? Why?
Example answers:
health problems, poor social skills, addiction
What are two or three disadvantages of AI?
Example answers:
job loss, privacy issues, mistakes
Do you think people today depend too much on technology? Why?(at least 2 ideas)
Example answers:
phones, social media, online work, and entertainment
What invention would you like to create in the future? Explain how it would help people.
Example answers:
medical robot, flying car, cleaning robot
What are the possible dangers of artificial intelligence? (2-3 ideas)
Example answers:
unemployment, privacy problems, cybercrime
Do technological inventions make people happier? (2-3 ideas)Why/Why not?
Example answers:
Yes: easy life, fast communication No: stress, isolation
What are two or three ethical problems connected with AI?
Example answers:
surveillance, data misuse, lack of control