Hi-Tech, Low-Tech, or No Tech

• English
• Secondary Education

Objectives

• Skimming for general ideas
• Identifying the main idea of a text
• Creating  Identifying the structure of pros and cons article

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What does technology mean to you?

What do these learning environments have in common?

Is it possible to teach today without technology? Why?Why not?

Skimming

Skim the article to answer the following questions

Classroom
Tech is a friend
because...

Classroom
Tech is a foe
because...

Technology should
be used in class
because..

Different types of
tech used in a classroom

Vocabulary

whiteboard.fi

Scanning

Read the article again and answer the following Qs

What is the dilemma?

What does New Tech Network aim to do?

Which high-tech companies do the parents of Stiener students work for?

Which high-tech companies do the parents of Steiner students work for?

What is the European Commission's plan to support technology called?

Objectives

- to figure out the meanings of words from context

- to identify the main idea of a paragraph

- to scan an article for details

Figuring out the meaning from context

- Use the clues in the article to find the meaning of the words on page 7

Write the main idea in paragraph A
What is the sentence that includes it?

Write the main idea in paragraph B
What is the sentence that includes it?

Write the main idea in paragraph C
What is the sentence that includes it?

Write the main idea in paragraph E
What is the sentence that includes it?

Write the main idea in paragraph G
What is the sentence that includes it?

What is the main idea of the following paragraph? A penny for your thoughts? If it’s a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double-die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double-stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it’s uncirculated, it’d easily fetch $25,000 at an auction. Now that’s a pretty penny.

Students' Presentations

Create an argumentative presentation about the advantages and disadvantages of Hi-tech in different places. Mention your opinion with reasons