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Atari 2600 System
My brother and I got an Atari 2600 system from our parents for Hanukkah. My brother was always good at playing video games. I was above average on some of the games and not so good on others. I remember some of the Atari games we had were Adventure, Keystone Capers, Missile Command, Defender, River Raid, Pitfall, Barnstorming, Grand Prix, Freeway, Breakout, Plaque Attack, and others. -
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RCA 8-Track Tape Player
I remember my dad giving me an 8-track tape player when I was around 10 years old. I think it was made by RCA. It was the neatest thing because I could put in an 8-track tape and listen to my music. I have always loved music. I remember also it had colorful buttons on it. -
GE 19-inch TV
My first TV in my room was so exciting for me. It was a 19-inch color TV made by GE. It had a brown wood-looking finish around the TV screen. -
GE Model 3-6210a Boombox with Handle
My first boombox was a big deal to me. I listen to music alot and my parents gave me this as a gift when I was 15 years old. It is a GE Model 3-6210a radio system that has a dual cassette player. I am almost 50 years old and my dad uses this boombox stereo system to this day. -
Sony Walkman
I loved my Sony Walkman because it was the big technology of the time when I was 16. Buying cassette tapes was so much fun. Listening to music was an important way for me to spend my free time. -
Conair Clear Phone with Cord
These clear phones where you could see the parts inside of them and them light up when they would ring were a big hit when I was growing up. I ended up getting one of them and I do miss from time to time about phones used to having a cord attached to them and being plugged into the wall all of the time versus cell phones. -
Typing Class in High School
We all had to take typing class in high school. I didn't do too badly. I got up to about 55 wpm. My mom used to be able to type 80 wpm. -
VideoRecording of me teaching a lesson on VHS tape
In my CI 470 or CI 474 class in my undergraduate studies in Secondary Education at Marshall University I had to teach a couple of lessons and be taped teaching them. After I was taped, I had to go home and watch myself and critique myself about how I delivered my lessons. I had to do two different presentations on tape and the first one was about the culture of Judaism and the second one was about Cells R' Us. The MicroTeaching I and MicroTeaching II were put on a VHS tape for me to view. -
Nokia Cell Phone
My first cell phone was a Nokia which I believe I got in 1999. It was a great thing to have for that extra safety precaution when you are travelling and need to get into contact with someone. -
iPhone 11
Today I own an Apple iPhone 11. I love the picture quality when I take pics. The screen size of the phone isn't too big or too little. It has been a good phone pick for me. -
Zoom Online Teaching
When the students were on a remote schedule due to Covid, I taught online for two weeks through Zoom using the school Apple laptop. I was part of a long-term 7th grade Science subbing assignment at this time.