My Lifetime Technology Timeline

  • Atari

    Atari
    Fun times...Breakout, Pac Man, and Qbert were my favorites!
  • Tape Player

    Tape Player
    Having music was a necessity growing up, but this reminds me of the tape jamming up and having to take the cassette out and rewinding it back with my fingers.
  • Video Tape

    Video Tape
    We used to rent a VCR and videos to watch on the weekends and it was a treat. Now my kids don't even know what these are!
  • First Cell Phone

    First Cell Phone
    We thought we were SUPER cool when dad got this cell phone and sometimes let us use it while he was DRIVING!!!
  • First Computer

    First Computer
    We had one of these at home and I used one at school. Super cool.
  • Nintendo

    Nintendo
    We never had the latest gaming system until the next one was already on it's way out. But we sure enjoyed Super Mario Bros for quite a few years.
  • Electric Typewriter

    Electric Typewriter
    Yep...this is what I learned to type on in Jr. High. Computers were around but must have been too expensive for education....go figure.
  • Camera and Film

    Camera and Film
    Remember having to take film to have it developed????
  • Pager

    Pager
    Totally used these on my mission...no phones, but we had pagers and we thought we were totally cool!
  • Laptop

    Laptop
    I don't remember the first time I used a laptop, but I'm sure it changed my world. Haha.
  • Palm Pilot

    Palm Pilot
    This is what the disrict gave me when I was a literacy specialist. I hardly used it and didn't miss it when I turned it back in.
  • iPad

    iPad
    Awesome...we've come a long way.