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How can you
benefit from
knowing your
family's history?
Unit Questions
• What are some ways we can
learn about our heritage?
• How has technology changed the
way we communicate?
• Is communication technology a
positive or negative to our
society?
Communication and
Research using Technology
Presented by: Parker Black
OVERVIEW
• What is
technology, and
how can we use
it to our
advantage?
• Do we loose
details with
technology?
• How can we use
technology to
find out about
our family
history?
What is Technology?
• Tech⋅nol⋅o⋅gy- the branch of
knowledge that deals with
the creation and use of
technical means and their
interrelation with life,
society, and the
environment, drawing upon
such subjects as industrial
arts, engineering, applied
science, and pure science.
Advantages of Technology
• It is easier to
ACCESS
information.
•It is easier to
STORE
information.
•It is easier to
TRANSFER
information.
•It is easier to
COMMUNICATE
with people who live
in other areas.
•IT MAKES OUR
LIVES EASIER!
Do we lose details with technology?
• Text Messaging – It is used for
quick and to the point information
• E-mail- It is used for a quick
conversation at your convenience.
• Websites- They are used for quick
information about a certain subject,
store, company or pretty much
anything else.
Finding your family’s History
• Ask your elder family
members or just get on the
Internet.
or
Try some of these:
• Ancestry
• Heritage
• Family Pursuits
• Family
Some family trees have beautiful
leaves, and some have just a bunch of
nuts. Remember, it is the nuts that
make the tree worth shaking.
~Author Unknown