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In 2nd grade I was told I was writing cursive wrong, though the final product was exactly how the teacher wanted it.
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First memory of using computers in school. Going to the computer lab to use the old Apple green screen computers to play Oregon Trail.
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Good old AOL dial up internet! When you only had certain minutes to use online.
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My parents would get mad at me because I was online a lot and it tied up the phone line. My mom works as a nurse and would get phone calls for a shift change, but I would be blocking the line.
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Freshman year my parents made me use one of my electives to take a typing class in high school. I wasn't happy with it, but looking back, I'm happy they did.
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I got my first email address through hotmail.com.
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I started typing most of my school assignments because my handwriting is chicken scratch and the access to spell check.
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I recieved my first desktop computer. Before that, my family all shared one computer.
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Realized that in every country their keyboard layouts are different because of language. I still reach for keys differently than was trained because of that time in Germany.
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I recieved my first cellphone, which was given to me through work.
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I created my first social networking account through Myspace to stay in touch with all my friends I met in my year abroad in England.
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I created a Facebook account because all of my friends were switching over to Facebook from Myspace.
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I got my frist laptop which was a huge space saver!
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First time having wireless internet.
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First started to work with Powerpoint because of the credential program. I now use it all the time.
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I got my first smart phone. I actually tried to hold out as long as I could. My resident teacher was telling me about all the benifits for teaching that a smart phone has, so I switched over.
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Was told about Dropbox and the benifits of it as a teacher.
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Figuring out how to create an online timeline for EDCT 552
