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Student Name: ________________________

Unit 1: Technological Inventions and Innovations

Lesson 1: Inventions and Innovations: An Evolutionary Process

File 1.1.3: Design Brief—21st Century Device

|Background: |Technological devices are in a constant state of evolution. There will always be a way to improve a device |

| |no matter how “great” it already is. |

|Design Problem: |Given the 21st century device assigned by your teacher, research the evolutionary history of the device, |

| |identifying the original invention and the series of innovations that have lead up to the current device. |

| |You must have at least five design improvements reflected in your presentation. |

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| |Prepare a presentation, using a web 2.0 technology. Be sure to properly cite your sources, either at the |

| |end of the slideshow or somewhere on your webpage. Submit the URL for your webpage or slideshow to your |

| |instructor. |

|Procedure: |Teacher assigns topic. |

| |Choose a technology to showcase your topic. |

| |Research the topic. |

| |Develop an outline / storyboard with sub-topics. |

| |Expand each topic / sub-topic using short paragraphs. |

| |Add APA citations for all statements and images. |

| |Use the student aid portion of the design brief as appropriate. |

| |Publish all information electronically using a web 2.0 technology. |

| |Email the link to the teacher. |

|Materials: |Computer w/ Internet access |

|Research the Topic: Using the computer or periodicals found within the classroom, research your 21st Century topic. Be sure to identify the |

|original invention and subsequent innovations to the product. |

|Develop an Outline / Storyboard: Each outline/storyboard should include the following: |

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|A description of the original invention (short paragraph form); |

|A substantial list of innovations leading up to the most current version of the product (short paragraph form); |

|Images/video of the original invention and each innovation to the product; |

|MLA or APA citations for each paragraph, image, video, etc… |

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|Citations: Each portion of your timeline should have a specific citation in APA format. |

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|Student Note: Tutorials on creating MLA or APA citations can be found online at: Doing Research Tutorial from the University of Illinois at |

|Chicago or MLA / APA Citation Game from the University of Washington. |

|Creating a Timeline: Using a technology of your choosing, develop a timeline of a product. The timeline should showcase the original |

|invention and subsequent innovations to the product. Refer to the rubric below for all components of the timeline. |

The following rubric will be used to evaluate your work:

|Category |Below Target |At Target |Above Target |

|Research and Outline of the |The student created an outline / |The student created an outline / |The student created an outline / |

|Product’s Evolutionary History |storyboard which included an |storyboard which included a |storyboard which included a |

| |incomplete list of items important |substantial list of items important|substantial list of items important|

| |to the history of the product. |to the history of the product. |to the history of the product and a|

| | | |map of how the web 2.0 technology |

| | | |would be used to show transitions. |

|Original Invention |The student incompletely documented|The student documented the original|The student documented the original|

| |the original invention. |invention that led to the device |invention that led to the device |

| | |used today. |used today, using short paragraphs |

| | | |and citing all references. |

|List Innovations |The student provides an incomplete |The student provides a substantial |The student provides a |

| |list of innovations to the original|list of innovations to the original|comprehensive list of innovations |

| |invention. |invention. |to the original invention, which |

| | | |are described in the |

| | | |outline/storyboard using short |

| | | |paragraphs and citing all |

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|Cite all statements and images |The student did not cite any of the|The student did not cite all of the|The student cited all product |

| |product statements or images. |product statements or images. |statements and images within the |

| | | |outline/storyboard. |

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