Ellon Scherer Technobiography

I feel like the term ‘technology’ is so broad and all encompassing. I had experiences with technology since I was very young. I remember playing Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, Number Munchers, and Oregon Trail on the first generation of home computers and playing on the original Nintendo and Sega (handed down from my brother). I even remember waiting an hour for the dial-up connection to work in order to play one game on Nick.com. My father worked for Northern Grumman at the time and would tell me stories of the first computers they had at the company that would take up entire rooms. Computers seemed like a marvel to me back then(as they sometimes still do).

In middle school, I got even more into computers, even getting my own desktop put in my room (complete with a CD burner!). I was addicted to instant messaging and spent a lot of time on the computer. Throughout middle school and high school (and even college), a computer was an essential item needed to complete many of my school assignments so I was often on a computer. In high school, I was able to get my own laptop and used both the laptop and my old desktop. In high school, I was also given a cell phone of my own, although I could not use too many minutes or text anyone. Whenever I got new technology, I always adapted to it pretty quickly, learning all the capabilities it had by searching through the features (and every so often reading the directions).

Finally, in college, I got a new laptop that had many more capabilities than my previous one (like hooking up to cable TV) and a texting plan on my phone. It seems that I am never without my phone now and almost never go more than 24 hours without using a computer. In this generation, we are surrounded by technology and I believe that this will only get more prevalent as time goes on. My elementary students already have their own cell phones, laptops, and video game systems. Technology has become an integral part of our lives and will continue to play an important role in daily life.