Technology in my Life

Rotary Phones

Jul 1, 1984

I can remember not having a phone in my parent's house. Next door my grandmother had a rotary phone.

TV

Jan 1, 1985

TV's were huge back in the day. I remember having floor models in the living room.

Home Tech

Jul 1, 1985

At home, we had a record player, an 8 track player, and 13 channels on the TV.

Push button phone

Jul 1, 1987

My grandmother upgraded to a push button phone that hung in the kitchen.

VCR

Jan 1, 1988

We usually kept a VCR, and mom and dad would rent videos from Rite Aid or Tape Hut.

My first TV

Jul 1, 1989

My brother and I finally got a small TV put in our room. It had dials to change channels, a dial for UHF channels, and you had to turn a dial to fine tune the picture.

TAPES!

Jul 1, 1992

I start to fall in love with rock music. I start asking for cassette tapes and record tapes from the radio and copy them from neighbors. Then I got my first walkman and headphones

CDs

Jul 1, 1994

In middle school, all my friends started using CD's and Discmen. Feeling the pressure to keep up, I stole one from a local store. My parents busted me, and I was grounded for a year. I eventually did some odd jobs and bought one.

High School Computer lab

Sep 1, 1996

In 1996, I get to take classes in the high school computer lab and learn keyboarding, Publisher, Word, and Netscape.

College

Sep 1, 1998

I get to use the Berea College computer lab for anything I want, but mostly research papers.

First computer

Jul 7, 1999

I bought my first computer, an E-Machine. It burnt discs, played DVDs, and I could get on the internet. It had a huge boxy monitor too.

Mom's first computer

May 1, 2001

My mom finally buys a Dell Desktop. Her first computer.

1st Nokia

Jul 1, 2003

I got my first cell phone, a Nokia. Truthfully, still my favorite.

Ipod

Jul 1, 2004

I got my first iPod, the "Video iPod." I was able to carry all our family photos and my collection of 4000 songs around in my pocket

My first laptop

Aug 10, 2008

I bought a Dell Inspiron after registering for Elementary Education classes at my local community college.

Smartboard and student teaching

Sep 1, 2012

In 2012, I do a semester of teaching, and I use a Smartboard to play enrichment games with 3rd graders.

Mobile Lab

Jan 23, 2013

I start teaching in 2013 and make it a priority for my students to use our mobile labs as often as possible.

S4

Jul 1, 2013

I finally caved in and got a smartphone.

Smart TV

Dec 1, 2015

I buy my first smart TV for home after having one installed in my classroom. I can connect all my devices to it, surf the internet, and use streaming services.

iPod Touch

Jul 30, 2017

Yeah, my iPhone carrying friends can't iMessage me, so I get an iPod touch. It was about time anyway, someone stole my video iPod about 3 years earlier.