Brooke Bradley Technobiography

Throughout my life I recall many technological changes. The first thing that I can remember about technology was music. My parents always used casette tapes but I recall getting my first CDs and a boom box in which to play them on. The next big innovation as far as music was the portable CD player with the big head phones. Slowly it moved from that to the iPod and MP3 player. Next major thing that had a lot of changes was TV. I remember the first TV in my life required you to go up and twist a knob in order to change the channels. Being the only child I was elected to change channels and volume then, every night, so I was very happy when they came out with the remote. From there TV has evolved into the flat screen, digital recording, etc. Another major change was the computer. Our first one was a Apple Desktop. We had dial up internet and not very many programs. As a little girl, I got really excited when I found out I could play games on it such as Oregon Trail. I can remember going to work with my parents, as a really little girl, when they had computer screens that were just black and green though. The new color screen was exciting and definitely a lot easier on the eyes. Through the years the computer set up as well as the programs and internet capability have changed quite bit; up until the wireless laptop that I have now. Finally, another major change has been the phone. Our first phone that I can remember had a cord so that you had to stand in the kitchen if you wanted to talk to anyone. This phone evolved into a cordless phone which worked farther away from its base. Now we even have a cell phone for our house phone because we found it to be easier. My cell phones have changed a lot too. My first one had a green screen with black writing and it was not very fancy at all. Then again back then it was just used for calls because i had no idea how to text. From there it has evolved in to phone I have now with many applications, internet, etc.

There have definietly been a lot of changes throughout my life as far as technology is concerned. So many that I am sure I am forgetting a bunch in this paper. Technology has allowed me quicker information, that is easier to apprehend. I could not imagine going back to some of the old devices again and trying to do the things I am assigned on a regular basis. Technology will always be evolving and it is important for teachers to stay up to date because the students certainly will.