Importance of Technology Usage in Our Daily Lives

How Much Do We Really Know How Much Do We Really Know About Technology?About Technology?

Directions:• Within this interactive experience, you will

take part in a “Technology Trivia Challenge”.• On each slide you will see a technology

statistic. You will then try to guess the correct percentage for each of the facts.

• The answers are shown later in the “Challenge”.

Good Luck!

Statistic 1:

In regard to the 2008 presidential election, what percentage of US

adults searched for political news online?

Answer to Statistic 1:

55%

Statistic 2:

What percentage of digital kids valued their virtual worlds?

Answer to Statistic 2:

71%

Statistic 3:

What percentage of broadband customers under the age of 30

watch a TV program on the Internet at least once a week?

Answer to Statistic 3:

33%

Statistic 4:

How many hours of TV a day do the younger baby boomers in the 45-54 year old age group

watch?

Answer to Statistic 4:

9.5 hours

Statistic 5:

How many minutes a day do

18-24 year olds spend text messaging?

Answer to Statistic 5:

29 minutes a day

Statistic 6:

What percentage of 15-17 year olds has a handheld device (cell phone, iPod, PSP, or

Smartphone)?

Answer to Statistic 6:

86%

Statistic 7:

What percentage of 15-17 year olds has a cell phone?

Answer to Statistic 7:

69%

Statistic 8:

What percentage of Americans use online search engines?

Answer to Statistic 8:

59%

Statistic 9:

What percentage of American “Social Networkers” use

Facebook?

Answer to Statistic 9:

60%

Statistic 10:

What percentage of Americans use Podcasts?

Answer to Statistic 10:

7%

Conclusion and Discussion:

Directions: Please write down your own answers to the questions below. We will

then discuss our responses together.

• Did you find any of the results surprising? Why?

• How could we use these ideas to produce more fruitful activities for our students? Why?

References:

• “Media Use Statistics”

http://www.frankwbaker.com/mediause.htm