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From my Birth to Present Day
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How Did We Live Without Google?
The domain, Google.com, is registered. Since this day, I have used Google to aid me in a myriad of online quests -- from mindless web searching to research for college essays. It's hard for me to remember not being able to pull up Google on my computer. I retrieved my image from www.wired.co.uk. -
Goodbye VHS, Hello DVD!
My family purchases our first DVD player. I remember being thrilled to watch a DVD on my family's new device for the very first time. Even now I can recall the Scooby Doo movie that we rented for the occasion. I retrieved my image from columbiaisa.50webs.com. -
A Taste of Independence
I get my first cell phone for my fourteenth birthday. It was a little red flip phone, and I loved it. I was so excited to finally be able to call my friends from my very own phone. It couldn't do much, but it was able to receive calls and send text messages. That was all I needed. I retrieved my image from www.mobileguerilla.com -
My School Gets a Little SMARTer
My high school teachers start getting SMARTboards in their classrooms. SMARTboards are interactive whiteboards that offer a wide variety of engaging, learning features. Some of my teachers were resistant to using this new technology, while others embraced it. I retrieved my image from www.livebinders.com. -
A New Kind of Community
I create a Facebook page. I'd stayed loyal to Myspace for a while after everyone else began expressing how much better this new social network was. However, I finally decided that if you can't beat them, join them. Today, nearly every person I know has a Facebook account. I retrieved my image from en.wikipedia.org -
Streaming Forward
My father creates a Netflix account for our family to share. When the video rental stores in our town began closing, my father, who had always enjoyed taking us to pick out movies, was particularly upset. Netflix became a great alternative. And now that it allows me to stream the entire Gilmore Girls series again and again, it has become an addiction. I retrieved my image from fox2now.com -
What's a Tablet?
I get Apple's new iPad for Christmas. I was excited to explore this interesting technology. Mostly, my siblings and I ran around taking pictures and videos with it. I retrieved my image from en.wikipedia.org. -
Everything's Online These Days
I begin using Blackboard software. During my freshman year at Marshall University, I was introduced to Blackboard. Through Blackboard I was able to check my grades, access coursework, and communicate with my instructor and peers entirely online. I retrieved my image from www.mckendree.edu
