society before technological advances

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Imagine you are presenting at a technology conference. The organizers of the conference have asked all of the breakout session leaders to write articles for the conference website as a way to help promote the conference. You have decided your article will be about society prior to the technological advances you will discuss in your breakout session at the conference.

Choose three technological advances to focus on for this assignment as well as the Week 2 Signature Assignment.

Write a 350- to 700-word article in which you discuss the following for each technological advancement:

• What was society like prior to each technological advancement?

• What were the benefits of not having each technological advancement?

• What were the consequences or issues because each technological advancement was absent?

• How did people define and present themselves in society prior to each technological advancement?

• What was the state of social equity prior to each technological advancement?

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For your technology conference, you have been asked to host a breakout session. Your topic is The Effect of Technological Advances.

Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes in which you:

• Analyze three significant points in history when rapid technological advances have occurred that you believe had the greatest impact on society, different cultures, and individuals. For each technological advancement, discuss the following:

• Why was the technology significant for society?

• What happened in society as a result of the technology? What were the unintended consequences?

• What were the effects of the technology on sociocultural development, including the benefits and harms?

• What were the benefits and harms of the technology on the privacy and values of individuals?

• How has the technology shaped how people define and present themselves in society and their digital identities? Will it continue to do so?

• Has the technology created greater, lesser, or divided social equity over time?

Use a minimum of 1 visual for each technology advancement.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Cite a minimum of 2 peer-reviewed sources according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.