COMIC Project 4: Technological Impacts COMIC Project 3: Digital Divide The Project We're going to look at the impact of the Digital Divide and how innovations in technology and social attitudes could have a positive impact on the digital franchise. The Project People are becoming increasingly aware of the impacts of modern technology on the physical world but many of the solutions either don't consider the core features of the Information Society or involve not stopping use of something. As 'stop smoking' campaigns - and others - will attest, getting people to give up something entirely is much harder than getting them to make smaller adjustments to the way they use that thing. We're going to look at both the hidden environmental impacts of the information society and how technology could help us solve some of these problems through a public awareness campaign under the banner Don't see red-go green. What You Need To Do... Step 1 - You should have already tried spending a week without many of the technologies that we rely on in the Information Society, so you will have at least glimpsed what things are like beyond the digital divide (though you may also have more practical experience too), but you should carry out further research on the social, economic, cultural and other impacts on the UK of the gap between those with and without access to the full benefits of the information society. What You Need To Do... The Rules - you can focus on any elements of the Digital Divide you like - the topic is deliberately broad enough to give you some room to express your own take on it, but there are some rules you'll need to stick to: You are responsible for recording everything in your report: you should not be using any stock footage, or other material produced by someone else. If another person appears in your report, you need their permission. Your report needs to be in the format of a news magazine, so you should check out some examples during the planning phase. For example, most news magazine programmes make limited use of DTC filming and have rules about how reporters dress and what they can say: lies, libellous statements and swearing would not be allowed! Carry out appropriate research, plan and then create an infographic that would form part of the Don't see red-go green campaign. Your infographic should include: TWO important facts about the negative environmental impact of the Information Society that the average person would be unlikely to know; the facts should relate to widely available technologies or infrastructure and should have a significant environmental impact THREE ways that the technology of the information society can have a significant positive impact on the environment . Data generated by your research to support your points Your infographic should be themed to fit with the Don't see red - go green campaign; it should also include the five pieces of information described above and visual data representations. In other respects, what you include, how you organise the information and the kind of infographics you choose are up to you: the topic is deliberately broad in order to give you measure of flexibility. COMIC Project 3: Digital Divide COMIC Project 4: Technological Impacts The Project We're going to look at the impact of the Digital Divide and how innovations in technology and social attitudes could have a positive impact on the digital franchise. What You Need To Do... Step 1 - You should have already tried spending a week without many of the technologies that we rely on in the Information Society, so you will have at least glimpsed what things are like beyond the digital divide (though you may also have more practical experience too), but you should carry out further research on the social, economic, cultural and other impacts on the UK of the gap between those with and without access to the full benefits of the information society. The Project People are becoming increasingly aware of the impacts of modern technology on the physical world but many of the solutions either don't consider the core features of the Information Society or involve not stopping use of something. As 'stop smoking campaigns - and others - will attest, getting people to give up something entirely is much harder than getting them to make smaller adjustments to the way they use that thing. We're going to look at both the hidden environmental impacts of the information society and how technology could help us solve some of these problems through a public awareness campaign under the banner Don't see red-go green. What You Need To Do... . The Rules - you can focus on any elements of the Digital Divide you like - the topic is deliberately broad enough to give you some room to express your own take on it, but there are some rules you'll need to stick to: You are responsible for recording everything in your report: you should not be using any stock footage, or other material produced by someone else. If another person appears in your report, you need their permission. Your report needs to be in the format of a news magazine, so you should check out some examples during the planning phase. For example, most news magazine programmes make limited use of DTC filming and have rules about how reporters dress and what they can say: lies, libellous statements and swearing would not be allowed! Don't put yourself or anyone else in a situation where you could get hurt or where you'd be breaking the law (that includes - but is not limited to - not filming or doing anything that would distract you while you're driving/ riding a bike and no misuse of emergency services!) If in doubt about the safety or legality of something you hoped to do, don't do it! and remember that you need permission to film on someone else's private property. Carry out appropriate research, plan and then create an infographic that would form part of the Don't see red - go green campaign. Your infographic should include: TWO important facts about the negative environmental impact of the Information Society that the average person would be unlikely to know; the facts should relate to widely available technologies or infrastructure and should have a significant environmental impact THREE ways that the technology of the information society can have a significant positive impact on the environment Data generated by your research to support your points Your infographic should be themed to fit with the Don't see red - go green campaign; it should also include the five pieces of information described above and visual data representations. In other respects, what you include, how you organise the information and the kind of infographics you choose are up to you: the topic is deliberately broad in order to give you measure of flexibility. COMIC Project 4: Technological Impacts COMIC Project 3: Digital Divide The Project We're going to look at the impact of the Digital Divide and how innovations in technology and social attitudes could have a positive impact on the digital franchise. The Project People are becoming increasingly aware of the impacts of modern technology on the physical world but many of the solutions either don't consider the core features of the Information Society or involve not stopping use of something. As 'stop smoking' campaigns - and others - will attest, getting people to give up something entirely is much harder than getting them to make smaller adjustments to the way they use that thing. We're going to look at both the hidden environmental impacts of the information society and how technology could help us solve some of these problems through a public awareness campaign under the banner Don't see red - go green. What You Need To Do... Step 1 - You should have already tried spending a week without many of the technologies that we rely on in the Information Society, so you will have at least glimpsed what things are like beyond the digital divide (though you may also have more practical experience too), but you should carry out further research on the social, economic, cultural and other impacts on the UK of the gap between those with and without access to the full benefits of the information society. What You Need To Do... Carry out appropriate research, plan and then create an infographic that would form part of the Don't see red-go green campaign. Your infographic should include: TWO important facts about the negative environmental impact of the Information Society that the average person would be unlikely to know; the facts should relate to widely available technologies or infrastructure and should have a significant environmental impact - THREE ways that the technology of the information society can have a significant positive impact on the environment Data generated by your research to support your points . The Rules - you can focus on any elements of the Digital Divide you like - the topic is deliberately broad enough to give you some room to express your own take on it, but there are some rules you'll need to stick to: You are responsible for recording everything in your report: you should not be using any stock footage, or other material produced by someone else. If another person appears in your report, you need their permission. Your report needs to be in the format of a news magazine, so you should check out some examples during the planning phase. For example, most news magazine programmes make limited use of DTC filming and have rules about how reporters dress and what they can say: lies, libellous statements and swearing would not be allowed! Don't put yourself or anyone else in a situation where you could get hurt or where you'd be breaking the law (that includes - but is not limited to - not filming or doing anything that would distract you while you're driving/ riding a bike and no misuse of emergency services!) If in doubt about the safety or legality of something you hoped to do, don't do it! and remember that you need permission to film on someone else's private property. Your infographic should be themed to fit with the Don't see red-go green campaign; it should also include the five pieces of information described above and visual data representations. In other respects, what you include, how you organise the information and the kind of infographics you choose are up to you: the topic is deliberately broad in order to give you measure of flexibility. COMIC Project 4: Technological Impacts COMIC Project 3: Digital Divide The Project We're going to look at the impact of the Digital Divide and how innovations in technology and social attitudes could have a positive impact on the digital franchise. The Project People are becoming increasingly aware of the impacts of modern technology on the physical world but many of the solutions either don't consider the core features of the Information Society or involve not stopping use of something. As 'stop smoking' campaigns - and others - will attest, getting people to give up something entirely is much harder than getting them to make smaller adjustments to the way they use that thing. We're going to look at both the hidden environmental impacts of the information society and how technology could help us solve some of these problems through a public awareness campaign under the banner Don't see red-go green. What You Need To Do... Step 1 - You should have already tried spending a week without many of the technologies that we rely on in the Information Society, so you will have at least glimpsed what things are like beyond the digital divide (though you may also have more practical experience too), but you should carry out further research on the social, economic, cultural and other impacts on the UK of the gap between those with and without access to the full benefits of the information society. What You Need To Do... The Rules - you can focus on any elements of the Digital Divide you like - the topic is deliberately broad enough to give you some room to express your own take on it, but there are some rules you'll need to stick to: You are responsible for recording everything in your report: you should not be using any stock footage, or other material produced by someone else. If another person appears in your report, you need their permission. Your report needs to be in the format of a news magazine, so you should check out some examples during the planning phase. For example, most news magazine programmes make limited use of DTC filming and have rules about how reporters dress and what they can say: lies, libellous statements and swearing would not be allowed! Carry out appropriate research, plan and then create an infographic that would form part of the Don't see red-go green campaign. Your infographic should include: TWO important facts about the negative environmental impact of the Information Society that the average person would be unlikely to know; the facts should relate to widely available technologies or infrastructure and should have a significant environmental impact THREE ways that the technology of the information society can have a significant positive impact on the environment . Data generated by your research to support your points Your infographic should be themed to fit with the Don't see red - go green campaign; it should also include the five pieces of information described above and visual data representations. In other respects, what you include, how you organise the information and the kind of infographics you choose are up to you: the topic is deliberately broad in order to give you measure of flexibility. COMIC Project 3: Digital Divide COMIC Project 4: Technological Impacts The Project We're going to look at the impact of the Digital Divide and how innovations in technology and social attitudes could have a positive impact on the digital franchise. What You Need To Do... Step 1 - You should have already tried spending a week without many of the technologies that we rely on in the Information Society, so you will have at least glimpsed what things are like beyond the digital divide (though you may also have more practical experience too), but you should carry out further research on the social, economic, cultural and other impacts on the UK of the gap between those with and without access to the full benefits of the information society. The Project People are becoming increasingly aware of the impacts of modern technology on the physical world but many of the solutions either don't consider the core features of the Information Society or involve not stopping use of something. As 'stop smoking campaigns - and others - will attest, getting people to give up something entirely is much harder than getting them to make smaller adjustments to the way they use that thing. We're going to look at both the hidden environmental impacts of the information society and how technology could help us solve some of these problems through a public awareness campaign under the banner Don't see red-go green. What You Need To Do... . The Rules - you can focus on any elements of the Digital Divide you like - the topic is deliberately broad enough to give you some room to express your own take on it, but there are some rules you'll need to stick to: You are responsible for recording everything in your report: you should not be using any stock footage, or other material produced by someone else. If another person appears in your report, you need their permission. Your report needs to be in the format of a news magazine, so you should check out some examples during the planning phase. For example, most news magazine programmes make limited use of DTC filming and have rules about how reporters dress and what they can say: lies, libellous statements and swearing would not be allowed! Don't put yourself or anyone else in a situation where you could get hurt or where you'd be breaking the law (that includes - but is not limited to - not filming or doing anything that would distract you while you're driving/ riding a bike and no misuse of emergency services!) If in doubt about the safety or legality of something you hoped to do, don't do it! and remember that you need permission to film on someone else's private property. Carry out appropriate research, plan and then create an infographic that would form part of the Don't see red - go green campaign. Your infographic should include: TWO important facts about the negative environmental impact of the Information Society that the average person would be unlikely to know; the facts should relate to widely available technologies or infrastructure and should have a significant environmental impact THREE ways that the technology of the information society can have a significant positive impact on the environment Data generated by your research to support your points Your infographic should be themed to fit with the Don't see red - go green campaign; it should also include the five pieces of information described above and visual data representations. In other respects, what you include, how you organise the information and the kind of infographics you choose are up to you: the topic is deliberately broad in order to give you measure of flexibility. COMIC Project 4: Technological Impacts COMIC Project 3: Digital Divide The Project We're going to look at the impact of the Digital Divide and how innovations in technology and social attitudes could have a positive impact on the digital franchise. The Project People are becoming increasingly aware of the impacts of modern technology on the physical world but many of the solutions either don't consider the core features of the Information Society or involve not stopping use of something. As 'stop smoking' campaigns - and others - will attest, getting people to give up something entirely is much harder than getting them to make smaller adjustments to the way they use that thing. We're going to look at both the hidden environmental impacts of the information society and how technology could help us solve some of these problems through a public awareness campaign under the banner Don't see red - go green. What You Need To Do... Step 1 - You should have already tried spending a week without many of the technologies that we rely on in the Information Society, so you will have at least glimpsed what things are like beyond the digital divide (though you may also have more practical experience too), but you should carry out further research on the social, economic, cultural and other impacts on the UK of the gap between those with and without access to the full benefits of the information society. What You Need To Do... Carry out appropriate research, plan and then create an infographic that would form part of the Don't see red-go green campaign. Your infographic should include: TWO important facts about the negative environmental impact of the Information Society that the average person would be unlikely to know; the facts should relate to widely available technologies or infrastructure and should have a significant environmental impact - THREE ways that the technology of the information society can have a significant positive impact on the environment Data generated by your research to support your points . The Rules - you can focus on any elements of the Digital Divide you like - the topic is deliberately broad enough to give you some room to express your own take on it, but there are some rules you'll need to stick to: You are responsible for recording everything in your report: you should not be using any stock footage, or other material produced by someone else. If another person appears in your report, you need their permission. Your report needs to be in the format of a news magazine, so you should check out some examples during the planning phase. For example, most news magazine programmes make limited use of DTC filming and have rules about how reporters dress and what they can say: lies, libellous statements and swearing would not be allowed! Don't put yourself or anyone else in a situation where you could get hurt or where you'd be breaking the law (that includes - but is not limited to - not filming or doing anything that would distract you while you're driving/ riding a bike and no misuse of emergency services!) If in doubt about the safety or legality of something you hoped to do, don't do it! and remember that you need permission to film on someone else's private property. Your infographic should be themed to fit with the Don't see red-go green campaign; it should also include the five pieces of information described above and visual data representations. In other respects, what you include, how you organise the information and the kind of infographics you choose are up to you: the topic is deliberately broad in order to give you measure of flexibility