In groups of 2-4, research and prepare a 10-15 minute creative presentation for the class.

Your presentation will teach the class about a current issue in technology. You will 1) choose a current technological development, 2) research the history of it and the state of it today, and then 3) IMAGINE how it might change society as it develops into the future.

1) Choose a current technological issue.

Some topics to consider: cloning - robotics- technological weapons and war - artificial heart - digital imaging - wireless networks - nanotechnology - psychopharmacology - genetically modified foods - hydrogen fuel cell cars - surveillance and privacy

2) Research it. Be careful about the sources of your information! You will find vastly different information and interpretations of facts (spin) on genetically modified foods, for example, coming from Greenpeace and Monsanto. Use at least 2 newspaper articles from the past 3 months as well as other sources. Learn about the history of the technology and the state of development it is at today.

3) Extrapolate. Imagine what could happen if the technology continues developing into the future. Get as creative as you want in imagining a TECHNOTOPIA, a future utopian or dystopian society that relies on technology.

4) Plan a creative presentation to share your research and speculations with the class.

Your 10-15 minute presentation should be exciting and interesting to your classmates–show don't tell by incorporating the following elements in your presentation:

- music

- visuals (posters, transparencies, video)

- handout that you give to the class with information about the technology (hopefully presented in an engaging and creative way, such as in the form of a newspaper, radio script, etc)

- bibliography

Use at least 4 sources.

5) Individual write-up. When you do your presentation, hand in a 1-2 page (typed, double-spaced) essay that describes the technotopia and how the technology plays a part in shaping it.

NOTE: Do NOT stand up there with notecards and read off them one at a time. Instead, think creatively: a skit, a game, a demonstration, etc.