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When I was younger, my dad worked night shift at Toyota. He would stay up from the time he got home (4:00am) until the time we woke up for school (6:00am) to play and unlock all the levels on the Game Cube for my siblings and I. Then, after school, he would watch my siblings and I try to figure out the new levels ourselves. Image from walmart.com -
I received my first phone in middle school when I participated in school sports and needed a way to contact my parents after practice. It wasn't until the summer between my eighth grade year and my freshman year of high school that I received my first smart phone. Fun fact: the phone was actually my older sisters. She had gotten in trouble and her phone was taken away, so my parents gave it to me, ha! Image from ebay.com. -
When I was a senior in high school, my parents surprised me with a 2017 Toyota Yaris IA. This was completely different than the car I had been driving (my dads 2010 Chevy Tahoe). This car had bluetooth capabilities, a backup camera, lane detection, a screen instead of a speedometer, and so many more exciting features. Image from Toyota. -
When I was in my undergrad, I took my first online class with a few of my friends. I was worried about the responsibility but ended up flourishing in the online environment. I loved the flexibility of completing assignments when needed and seeing the rubric and/or description of assignments ahead of time. Image from Moodle. -
Oh the joy of COVID-19, am I right? In early 2021, I was tasked with the responsibility of teaching e-learning as we were concerned about the COVID numbers rising if we opened schools after break. This was definitely one of the most stressful times as a first-year teacher, but it made me feel a little better knowing that even the teachers who had been teaching for 10+ years were having a difficult time. Image from Schoology.