Krista Spath Technobiography

My generation has been surrounded by technology since birth. Naturally, technology has evolved tremendously since the 80’s and will continue to advance. At a young age my family owned two computers which I utilized to play the educational computer games that I was allowed to play. My parents utilized the computer as a tool of organization. By the time I was in undergraduate college I was using my computer to write my entire research papers without even opening a book. When my parents were in college a research paper took more than twice the amount of time to write due to the lack of technology available.

As a little girl I would ride around my backyard in my "Fred Flintstone" toy car while my neighbor two houses down from me rode around in her electric Barbie car. I envied how quickly and easily her car got around her backyard. A few years ago I would see my young neighbor ride around in his faster electric yellow Hummer. During the first snow fall of this year my 7 year old neighbor went outside, played in the snow for fifteen minutes and was done. He returned to the warmth of his house and started playing video games. I think technology is a great thing however; there is a huge down side to it when you see a young boy rather play with his video games than play in the snow. When I was seven, I would not come inside from the snow until I had hypothermia but, when I was seven the world had not experienced Wii. Technology has created exciting toys for kids and possibly more exciting toys than the first snow fall.

In middle and high school, my teachers would take the class to the computer lab to further our learning using the internet or some computer program. I foresee every classroom in a high school being supplied with computers. When my children get to high school they will be shocked to learn that when I went to school not every student had a laptop sitting in front of them. High school was also a popular time for cell phones. Every student had a cell phone, period. If you did not have a cell phone, then you were begging your parents to buy you one. I was the person begging my mom to add me to her plan. I eventually go what I wanted and since that day my cell phone has been physically with me. If I ever forget my cell phone I am in panic mode. What if my car breaks down? What if there is traffic and I’m going to be late for work? What if someone needs to reach me with an emergency? Someone always needs to reach me when I forget my cell phone, yet when my cell phone is with me sometimes I’ll go a day without receiving one call.

My days consist of watching TV, talking on my cell phone, listening to my CD player in my car, and checking my email, while searching the internet, while checking my bank account simultaneously on my computer. I can type a blog for a technology class without having a spelling error. I also can choose any font or format I would like to write a paper in and print out as many copies as I would like. If I would like to read a book or go shopping, I can do that without leaving the computer. Most people have a smart phone which allows them to use the internet anywhere they would like. My life is surrounded by technology and always has been. I think technology makes life more efficient and therefore allows people to do more things in their life. I’m not oblivious to the negative aspects of it; nonetheless I think it’s a great thing. My students will be further engulfed in technology and as a teacher I would like to be prepared and knowledgeable on what they are using.