GLOBALIZATION LEARNING TARGET 4 DEFINITIONS GLOBALIZATION Globalization is

GLOBALIZATION LEARNING TARGET #4

DEFINITIONS: GLOBALIZATION • Globalization- is the extending to all parts of the world; connectedness across the globe.

DEFINE: GLOBAL ECONOMY • Global Economy- is when the economies of the world exchange goods and services

DEFINE: FREE TRADE • Free Trade- is open trade without tariffs (taxes) and quotas (limits).

GLOBALIZATION VIDEO

POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF GLOBALIZATION Positive Effects Cheaper Goods Increase trade of ideas Negative Effects Company Downsizing (eliminating jobs/firing workers) Jobs move overseas

RELECTION: Click on the link below to go to a Google form and reflect on Globalization and its impact.

ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY LEARNING TARGET #5

I-JOURNAL ACTIVITY—PAGE 20 • You will need to use the links that follow and the video clips to help you complete pages 20 -21 in your IJournal. This is an inquiry activity—the answers are not going to pop out at you. You will need gather and dig to find your answers.

TELEVISION • The link below will help you find out—the year it was introduced, what it does and how it changed life in America. Record the information in your I-Journal. http: //www. toptenreviews. com/electronics/articles/television-through-the-decades-andthe-ways-it-changed-our-world/

VIDEO CLIP—EVOLUTION OF TV

PERSONAL COMPUTER • The link below will help you find out—the year it was introduced, what it does and how it changed life in America. Record the information in your I-Journal. http: //www. pcworld. com/article/165612/evolution_of_the_pc. html#slide 1

VIDEO CLIP—EVOLUTION OF THE PC

CELL PHONE • The link below will help you find out—the year it was introduced, what it does and how it changed life in America. Record the information in your I-Journal. http: //readwrite. com/2014/07/04/cell-phone-evolution-popsugar/

VIDEO CLIP—CELL PHONE

DEFINE—DIGITAL AGE • Digital Age—the label for our lifestyle today; it started in the 1970 s with the transfer of information more freely and quickly.

DEFINE--INTERNET • Internet—a network that connects computers allowing instant communication.

DEFINE—E-COMMERCE • E-Commerce—the digital age has brought about this business model, buying goods online.

DEFINE—SOCIAL MEDIA • Social Media—the newest, quickest way to get information. Examples: Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, Pinterest.