Digital immigrant

Digital Immigration

  • VCR/VHS

    VCR/VHS
    We would watch videos in class sometimes, if we were lucky.
  • Programming

    Programming
    My first experience with a computer was when I was in the 7th grade taking computer technology and we were writing our programs in binary code, it took about nine weeks to make a smiley face, not like the emoji's of today.
  • Polaroid

    Polaroid
    Camera that we used in school for projects.
  • Calculator

    Calculator
    Before computers and cell phones this is what we used.
  • Boom Box

    Boom Box
    This was what portable music was before MP3's. It took 6 D batteries and lasted about 2 hours. We had to use cassette tapes to record anything. I saw these at our school dances and functions.
  • Fax Machine

    Fax Machine
    This was the first fax machine I ever used, I used this as a student worker in high school.
  • Phones

    Phones
    This was the phone we used as a student worker.
  • My first cell phone

    My first cell phone
    This was the first cell phone that I owned, this was my new mode of communicating with my school, as well as a computer.
  • Laptop

    Laptop
    This was the first laptop I owned, the convenience made school simpler.
  • Tablet

    Tablet
    This was the first tablet I ever used, I'm more of a digital immigrant than I thought. I used this while attending beauty school to showcase my work.
  • Current Phone

    Current Phone
    This is the phone I have now, and pretty much can't live without it. I use it for everything from everyday life to school. How the times have changed.
  • Laptop

    Laptop
    This is the laptop I currently use as a visual media student. I does just about anything I want.