Experiences with Technology

By egibsonknowles

  • Date of birth

  • Period: to

    My Experiences with Technology

  • Started playing computer games on family computer

    Started playing computer games on family computer

    This is the first computer game that I played as a child
  • Tamagotchi

    Tamagotchi

    This was my first game console that I was bought. I was excited as all of my friends had one.
  • Started playing 'Snake' on my sister's Nokia phone

    Started playing 'Snake' on my sister's Nokia phone

    My sister and I used to compete for high scores
  • Started ICT lessons in Primary 4

    Started ICT lessons in Primary 4

    I had already became used to computers via our share dcomputer at my house, however this was my first introduction to more technical things, such as Word documents/Powerpoints
  • Created a windows messenger account

    Created a windows messenger account

    This was my first experience with social media
  • My first email account

    My first email account

    This was my foist email, which I didn't really use until i started online accounts, years later
  • My first laptop

    My first laptop

  • My first phone

    My first phone

    This was my first phone. It was pretty simple, and was very limited in what it could do. I mostly used it for texting friends and playing the free games.
  • First iPod

    First iPod

    This was first time that I could hold all of my music on the same device, and was also my first Apple product. I found this really useful for exercise
  • Joined Facebook

    Joined Facebook

    I joined social media very late in comparison to my friends, but now Facebook has become embedded in my daily routine
  • Started an online Higher Politics course

    Started an online Higher Politics course

    This was my first experience with online learning. I was introduced to online class forums, online submisssions and accessing a range of class materials, on the moodle based system.
  • Joined Strathclyde for the first time

    Joined Strathclyde for the first time

    I started studying law, and although I have had previous experience with conlnine learning, this was the first time I had registered online; had a University Email, and completed test, etc online.
  • Started up online banking

    Started up online banking

    Started up digital banking as an easy way of accessing my account and checking my balance
  • First iPad

    First iPad

    I used this for social media and gaming, but it also helped with my university course work greatly, as it is reat for reading online journals (instead of on a laptop)
  • Bought my first Smart Phone

    Bought my first Smart Phone

  • Started using a banking App

    Started using a banking App

    Downloaded this App for ease of access, and for security reasons - as it has an 'emergency cash' option, which is useful if i have left my bank card somewhere.
  • Created a 9GAG account

    Created a 9GAG account

    This is a site where people post funny picture/memes/gifs which relate to anything.
  • Created a Twitter Account

    Created a Twitter Account

    I created this account as part of my 'Living, Learning, and Working in the context of the Digital Economy' course
  • Posted my first Blogpost

    Posted my first Blogpost

  • My first MP3 player

    My first MP3 player

    This was my first music device. It was an AA battery operated device, which could only hold up to 60 songs. I used to buy CD's, copy them onto my computer's media player, and then transfer them onto my MP3 player.
  • Started using gaming sites

    Started using gaming sites

    This was arounf the time that I started going on gaming sites, playing games such as Club Penuin