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School Technology

  • Walkman

    Walkman

    I remember listening to read-aloud stories on walkmans.
  • Projectors

    Projectors

    I remember my teachers using the projectors to show us work. I remember them having to erase the wet markers. I remember the papers that had print on them getting out of order and the teachers trying to get them back in a rush. I remember teachers using them in elementary school all the way through high school.
  • Apple Computers

    Apple Computers

    I remember going to computers class and working on these old Apple computers with colored backs. I mostly remember playing Oregon Trail but I know I did other things on them too.
  • Movies

    Movies

    I remember getting excited every time the teacher would roll in the t.v. Especially if it was a substitute.
  • New Computers

    New Computers

    I remember when the school switched from the Apple computers with the big back to flatter screens.
  • Projectors

    Projectors

    I remember once I got into college, I really started seeing the overhead projectors with the PowerPoint.
  • Laptops

    Laptops

    Once I got to college, I had and I started seeing more students with their own laptops. It made schoolwork easier than trying to find an empty computer in one of the labs.
  • Smartboards

    Smartboards

    I now have a smartboard in my classroom. It is nice to be able to do different things on it and to be able to control my screen from the front of the classroom.
  • Chromebooks

    Chromebooks

    Now, all my student have their own classroom Chromebook. This allows them to do their independent work and to participate in the classroom lessons.
  • Platforms

    Platforms

    We now have so many different platforms that allow students to be connected to their school, teachers, and their work and they don't have to be at school.