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Below is a list of major Technology Companies and their founders. They all started with an idea in someone's head, and evolved to companies that have had major impacts on the role of technology in our society.
1.You will be assigned one of the following topics. Research your topic and create a 5 slide presentation using Google Presentation.
2.You can use Wikipedia and/or Simple Wikipedia to complete your research. You may also use other sites that you are familiar with.
Your presentation must contain the following information.
Slide#1 – Title Slide – at least one picture related to topic
Slide #2 (add slides for each person that you research) - 3 interesting facts about the founder(s) - Use bullet points - not sentences.
Provide 3 facts about each person
Include at least one picture related to your topic
Slide #3- 3 facts about the company – such as: when was it founded, how did it start, where did it start, how much money is it worth, how much money does it make, or any other interesting facts -Use bullet points - not sentences.
Include at least one picture related to the topic.
Slide #4 - What do people use this site or company for? Use bulleted points and describe what services or products the company provides to society - at least one picture related to the topic
Slide #5 - List ways (using bullet points) to explain how these people, and their companies have an impact on our society (good and or bad) - at least one picture related to the topic
Possible Topics:
1.Microsoft
Bill Gates
Paul Allen
(3 facts about each person)
2. Apple
Steve Jobs
Steve Wozniak
(3 facts about each person)
3. Google
Larry Page
Sergey Brin
(3 facts about each person)
4. Wikipedia
Larry Sanger
James Wales
(3 facts about each person)
5. YouTube
Chad Hurley
Steven Chen
Jawed Karim
(3 facts about each person)
6. Craigslist
Craig Newmark
Jim Buckmaster
(3 facts about each person)
7. Amazon
Jeffery Bezos
(3 facts about this person)
8. eBay
Pierre Omidyar
Jeff Skoll
(3 facts about this person)
9. Facebook
Marc Zuckerberg
(3 facts about this person)
10. Dell Computers
Michael Dell
(3 facts about this person)
11. Hewitt-Packard (HP)
William(Bill) Hewlett
David Packard
(3 facts about each person)
12. Twitter
Jack Dorsey
Evan Williams
(3 facts each person)
13. Instagram
Kevin Systrom
Mike Krieger
(3 facts about each person)
14. Skype
Janus Friis
Niklas Zennström
(3 facts about each person)
15. Snapchat
Evan Spiegel
Robert Murphy
(3 facts about each person)
Below is a list of major Technology Companies and their founders. They all started with an idea in someone's head, and evolved to companies that have had major impacts on the role of technology in our society.
1.You will be assigned one of the following topics. Research your topic and create a 5 slide presentation using Google Presentation.
2.You can use Wikipedia and/or Simple Wikipedia to complete your research. You may also use other sites that you are familiar with.
Your presentation must contain the following information.
Slide#1 – Title Slide – at least one picture related to topic
Slide #2 (add slides for each person that you research) - 3 interesting facts about the founder(s) - Use bullet points - not sentences.
Provide 3 facts about each person
Include at least one picture related to your topic
Slide #3- 3 facts about the company – such as: when was it founded, how did it start, where did it start, how much money is it worth, how much money does it make, or any other interesting facts -Use bullet points - not sentences.
Include at least one picture related to the topic.
Slide #4 - What do people use this site or company for? Use bulleted points and describe what services or products the company provides to society - at least one picture related to the topic
Slide #5 - List ways (using bullet points) to explain how these people, and their companies have an impact on our society (good and or bad) - at least one picture related to the topic
Possible Topics:
1.Microsoft
Bill Gates
Paul Allen
(3 facts about each person)
2. Apple
Steve Jobs
Steve Wozniak
(3 facts about each person)
3. Google
Larry Page
Sergey Brin
(3 facts about each person)
4. Wikipedia
Larry Sanger
James Wales
(3 facts about each person)
5. YouTube
Chad Hurley
Steven Chen
Jawed Karim
(3 facts about each person)
6. Craigslist
Craig Newmark
Jim Buckmaster
(3 facts about each person)
7. Amazon
Jeffery Bezos
(3 facts about this person)
8. eBay
Pierre Omidyar
Jeff Skoll
(3 facts about this person)
9. Facebook
Marc Zuckerberg
(3 facts about this person)
10. Dell Computers
Michael Dell
(3 facts about this person)
11. Hewitt-Packard (HP)
William(Bill) Hewlett
David Packard
(3 facts about each person)
12. Twitter
Jack Dorsey
Evan Williams
(3 facts each person)
13. Instagram
Kevin Systrom
Mike Krieger
(3 facts about each person)
14. Skype
Janus Friis
Niklas Zennström
(3 facts about each person)
15. Snapchat
Evan Spiegel
Robert Murphy
(3 facts about each person)