Sara's Technological Journey

By elder88
  • VHS

    VHS
    I grew up watching movies on VHS tape. When we wanted save a show on TV, we would tape it on a VHS tape.
  • Playing games on a DOS computer

    Playing games on a DOS computer
    The first computer games I played were on the DOS system. I had a cheat sheet with all of the codes I would need to get to the game I wanted. I played Reader Rabbit, Frogger, and a Sesame Street game.
  • Listening to cassette tapes

    Listening to cassette tapes
    I listened to all of my music on cassette tapes and would often fall asleep listening to Disney music on my tape player.
  • First owned game system

    First owned game system
    My first game system was a Play Station. Games I played were Rayman, Megaman and Extreme Sports.
  • My 1st CD

    My 1st CD
    I bought my first CD when I was in fifth grade. It was Aqua, which was popular at the time.
  • 1st Cellphone

    1st Cellphone
    My first cellphone was a stick phone with a small screen for dialing the number.
  • Bought a flat screen TV

    Bought a flat screen TV
    My family bought a flat screen TV while I was in high school. The picture was much clearer than the tube TV's. However, this was still before High Definition (HD) TV.
  • My first laptop

    My first laptop
    I received my first laptop before starting college. It was a 17 inch Apple Macbook Pro. This was also the first Apple product that I owned.
  • Joining Facebook

    Joining Facebook
    I joined the world of social media by joining Facebook during college.
  • Saw my first full-length 3D movie

    Saw my first full-length 3D movie
    The first full-length 3D movie I saw was Avatar. I had seen short 3D movies before at amusement parks like Disneyland, but 3D movies didn't start becoming more mainstream until around the release of Avatar.
  • First Smartphone

    First Smartphone
    My first smartphone was a Huawei. I discovered how addictive it can be to have a pocket-size computer. I really enjoyed the installed digital camera and wi-fi capabilities.
  • I Tried Nearpod

    I Tried Nearpod
    Today I tried using Nearpod in my class when reviewing the parts of speech. Since it is a more boring subject, I was hoping it would help my students be more engaged. I think it was effective.