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Date of birth
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My Experiences with Technology
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Started playing computer games on family computer
This is the first computer game that I played as a child -
Tamagotchi
This was my first game console that I was bought. I was excited as all of my friends had one. -
Started playing 'Snake' on my sister's Nokia phone
My sister and I used to compete for high scores -
Started ICT lessons in Primary 4
I had already became used to computers via our share dcomputer at my house, however this was my first introduction to more technical things, such as Word documents/Powerpoints -
Created a windows messenger account
This was my first experience with social media -
My first email account
This was my foist email, which I didn't really use until i started online accounts, years later -
My first laptop
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My first phone
This was my first phone. It was pretty simple, and was very limited in what it could do. I mostly used it for texting friends and playing the free games. -
First iPod
This was first time that I could hold all of my music on the same device, and was also my first Apple product. I found this really useful for exercise -
Joined Facebook
I joined social media very late in comparison to my friends, but now Facebook has become embedded in my daily routine -
Started an online Higher Politics course
This was my first experience with online learning. I was introduced to online class forums, online submisssions and accessing a range of class materials, on the moodle based system. -
Joined Strathclyde for the first time
I started studying law, and although I have had previous experience with conlnine learning, this was the first time I had registered online; had a University Email, and completed test, etc online. -
Started up online banking
Started up digital banking as an easy way of accessing my account and checking my balance -
First iPad
I used this for social media and gaming, but it also helped with my university course work greatly, as it is reat for reading online journals (instead of on a laptop) -
Bought my first Smart Phone
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Started using a banking App
Downloaded this App for ease of access, and for security reasons - as it has an 'emergency cash' option, which is useful if i have left my bank card somewhere. -
Created a 9GAG account
This is a site where people post funny picture/memes/gifs which relate to anything. -
Created a Twitter Account
I created this account as part of my 'Living, Learning, and Working in the context of the Digital Economy' course -
Posted my first Blogpost
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My first MP3 player
This was my first music device. It was an AA battery operated device, which could only hold up to 60 songs. I used to buy CD's, copy them onto my computer's media player, and then transfer them onto my MP3 player. -
Started using gaming sites
This was arounf the time that I started going on gaming sites, playing games such as Club Penuin
