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o Games
o Banking and Shopping e.g.
o Online banking
o Online shopping
o Impact on the high street
o Use of techology in shops e.g. EFTPOS, barcodes, stock control
o Overseas call centres and processing centres
o Decision Making e.g.

o Loan companies / credit scoring
o Deciding on services - booking holidays, Compare The Market, Go Compare
o Customer reviews e.g. eBay, Amazon
o Computer simulations
o Employment Opportunities e.g.
o Jobs within IT Industry
o Online recruitment
o Job Websites e.g. Monster.com,
o Crime and Crime Prevention e.g
o The criminal records bureau (CRB)
o CCTV
o ID cards and passports
o Identity theft
o Phishing
o Civil Rights e.g.
o Huge databases
o Government departments exchanging data
o Errors
o Legislation e.g.
o The Data Protection Act
o The Computer Misuse Act
Record every source of information in your bibliography and make sure you use a wide range of different
sources.
Describe how ICT affects these five aspects of life in the early 21st century.
Remember your audience.
Use your sources.
Try to give a real feel for how ICT is affecting our personal, social and professional lives.
Describe benefits and drawbacks of the impact of ICT in these areas. Aim to give a clear and balanced
picture.
Make some concluding comments about the impact of ICT on life in the information age.
Supporting Activities

These tasks are not assessed but will give you material that you can use in your report.

Hurricane Sandy
http://www.channel4.com/news/can-social-media-help-the-sandy-relief-effort

Organising Head Teachers
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/oct/29/headteachers-twitter-traine-teachers

The end of money?
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