This small web-site contains a series of discussion starters. They are written from the viewpoint of someone living 100 years from now and attempts to imagine, on the basis of the increasing rate of technological innovation how life might be affected for good or ill. These pages were written by some Girvan Academy students 8 years ago so some of them are already out of date. This is one of the major teaching uses of these pages as many of the predictions are already coming true. Students can choose to investigate these in any order but should be encouraged to consider the following:
	are the views expressed optimistis or pessimistic
	how well do the photographs match the text
	which of the predictions have already come true
	do you think you would be happy with these advances in technology
	can you think of how you would alter any of these discussion starters
	these discussion starters can be used in many different curriculer areas eg
	Information Technology: investigate the 'Big Brother' aspect of data handling
	English: use the starters as stimuli for both imaginative and discursive essays
	Geography: how possible might it be to control the weather as described
	Modern Studies: investigate further the starter on The Third World and The Arms Race