Time line of exposure to traditional and new media by LANE

  • Birth

    Birth
    When I was born
  • First Introduction to music

    First Introduction to music
    I learned about music through cassette tapes and through the radio.
  • Introduction to television

    Introduction to television
    I started watching TV and loved to watch shows like Barney and Sesame street which taught me numbers, letters, colors, and words like "love".
  • Introduction to CDs

    Introduction to CDs
    I used to watch some movies over and over again until the CD or the CD player would burnout. One of my most favorite movies ever was "Finding Nemo" by Pixar and Disney.
  • Early Reader's Books

    Early Reader's Books
    I used to read books like "Winnie the Pooh" books with my mom and even number/letter books.
  • Books

    Books
    The books I used to read at this point were mostly educational books like spelling, colors, animals, dinosaurs, handwriting and math.
  • First Chapter books

    First Chapter books
    During this time I started school at The Beacon Academy and we would read books every semester and had to then write about them.
  • First time to use a computer

    First time to use a computer
    In school, we would have computer classes to practice our typing skills and the person who would always type the fastest and most accurate would be able to use the teacher's iMac for fun afterwards.
  • First Video Game console

    First Video Game console
    My first video game console was a PlayStation 2 which I thought was the frickin best thing ever at the time.
  • Another console

    Another console
    The Wii was the next step to the future of technology. It was considered super advanced for the generation because it was a fast, efficient, and up-to-date piece of technology that anybody in the family could use. Also my wii still works to this day!
  • First tablet

    First tablet
    I remember that when tablets came out like the iPad or one of those Samsung-android ones, everyone wanted one and had one. It was like when flip ones were in I guess? it was cool, convenient and fun. but not efficient. It was pretty bad to be honest.
  • Another console

    Another console
    The XBOX 360 was awesome. It was the first console that I had where I had an onlone membership so that I could play online and meet people. This is where I learned a lot of things, people, and cuktures which taught very important things in life.
  • First laptop

    First laptop
    This laptop really helped me out especially for school because it was when I really started having to need to bring it to school for research and the like. I used social media, websites, micorsoft applications, and verything on it! Especially if it was for school.
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    Social Media

    At this point, I was into social media especially Facebook. I would also use news websites like CNN Philippines or BBC for school work if I had to. It was basically the time when I discovered a lot of things through the use of the internet. Heck even to this day but with more types (Instagram, Snapchat, etc.)
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    Smartphones

    These things shave literally become part of my everyday life, not just mine, but everyone else in the world's everyday lives! Smartphones are like the cheat codes to society, it helps you get information easily, communicate with others and everything else that you can think of. Its superb. But it also has its negative effects when used too much suchs as depression, ddiction, and the like.
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    Online Journals, PDFs, Thesis papers (researches)

    These really helped me out a lot. Especially during Thesis and Science Fair times respectively. I remember having to look for credible sources and researches for hours and hours until I found the best ones for our research. It was a good experience all in all so its alright.