MY TIMELINE EXPOSURE TO TRADITIONAL AND NEW MEDIA

  • GAMEBOY

    GAMEBOY
    Is an 8 bit handheld video game console. The games are interchangeable. I used it when I was at my Auntie's house. Her son, my cousin, let me borrow one because he has 3 gameboy given by his grandparents.
  • TELEVISION

    TELEVISION
    Television is an instrument used to present moving images with the presence of sound. It is used to broadcast networks with a very limited program. When my parents were able to buy one television it made me so happy. It's just like I don't want to go outside anymore because I can sit all day watching it.
  • RADIO

    RADIO
    My grandfather loves to listen to radio, an instrument with the presence of radio waves to carry information transmitted through space to carry impulses. I don't really like it because it's all about news which I can't relate to at my age.
  • YAHOO

    YAHOO
    I remembered being with my Auntie. She asked me to go with her to a computer shop. She uses a kind of application named Yahoo. It is an online application that provides free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a genetic "Yahoo ID" which allows access to other yahoo services. I don't know what she's doing because of my age. All I know is there's a camera and she talks to someone.
  • BRICK GAME

    BRICK GAME
    Break games are very small, portable devices for playing interactive electronic games, often miniaturized versions of video games. The controls, displays and speakers are all part of a single unit. Me and my sibling almost fight over that stuff. My mother only bought one but we are 6 siblings.
  • DVD PLAYER

    DVD PLAYER
    DVD players that play audio CDs. DVD players are connected to a television to watch the DVD content, which could be a movie, a recorded TV show, or other content. I saw this for the first time at my playmate's house. Her mother uses this so we can watch together a cartoon using a CD inserted to it.
  • FLIPFLOP CELLPHONE

    FLIPFLOP CELLPHONE
    My Uncle uses a kind of cell phone that has a horizontal hinge such that the upper part, which houses the display, folds down to cover the lower part, which contains the keypad. It was cool and I considered it as a toy. He then told me that it was not a toy to play with. It is important for messaging people and communicating with them.
  • LAPTOP

    LAPTOP
    A laptop is a computer designed for portability. Laptops are usually less than 3 inches thick, weigh less than 5 pounds and can be powered by a battery. I've seen it first on my uncle. He's using it for typing some documents he needs for his work. It was actually cool especially when he has unfinished work then it is urgent to pass.
  • DIGITAL CAMERA

    DIGITAL CAMERA
    A digital camera or digicam is a camera that produces digital images that can be stored in a computer, displayed on a screen and printed. remembered my teacher from high school using this in taking pictures of us at an event.
  • YOUTUBE

    YOUTUBE
    It was very popular at school. YouTube, being one of the mainstream social media, allows users to share their videos online, create their channels and, thus, create their virtual communities united by common interests. Everyone knew this app because of the money a vlogger can earn. Some of my friends tried to do vlogging for the chance of earning money.
  • DIGITAL PRINTING MACHINE

    DIGITAL PRINTING MACHINE
    A digital printing machine is a production printing press that prints digital-based images directly onto a variety of media substrates. It was actually a necessity in high School. Almost everyday a teacher required us to print an image of something and an article about something.
  • SMARTPHONE

    SMARTPHONE
    I had my first ever cell phone, specifically a smartphone, a mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications when I was grade 8 I think. That's when I was also able to create my facebook account because my teacher also advised me that I need one so she will be able to contact me easily.
  • FACEBOOK

    FACEBOOK
    I had my first ever cell phone, specifically a smartphone, a mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications when I was grade 8 I think. That's when I was also able to create my facebook account because my teacher also advised me that I need one so she will be able to contact me easily.
  • PORTABLE COMPUTER

    PORTABLE COMPUTER
    A portable computer is a computer designed to be easily moved from one place to another and included a display and keyboard. I don't have one but I always ask my mother for coins so we can be able to use one of the computers in a PisoNet Computer Shop. Just by dropping one coin at a time, the computer will be activated and you can use it for using any browsers.
  • FLATSCREEN TELEVISION

    FLATSCREEN TELEVISION
    A flat-screen television is a television with a flat, narrow screen. My Uncle bought one since our old TV had already been broken. It doesn't take much space because of its style and is very applicable for my grandmother's room.
  • TIKTOK

    TIKTOK
    COVID-19 pandemic leads people in depending on social media and online games for entertainment and news sources. I also created an account in tiktok to watch different videos from different people all over the world.
  • VIDMATE

    VIDMATE
    Vidmate is just like Youtube, you can download videos for free and watch videos for free.
  • ONLINE GAMES

    ONLINE GAMES
    I also learned to play online games, an online game is a video game that is either partially or primarily played through the Internet or any other computer network available. It was influenced by my male classmates. We played special forces and Mobile Legends during vacant time in school.
  • SHARE IT

    SHARE IT
    I got those apps from my friend who shared it with me by the use of share it app, an app which allows sharing of documents, media and apps from one device to another for free.
  • LINE

    LINE
    Just last week of March, she told me to download an app like messenger which can be used to share stories, message someone and post an image or photo of yourself.
  • TWITTER

    TWITTER
    Then, she introduced me to twitter, which I can see the ideas or tweets of my friends, celebrity idols and I can also tweet what's in my mind.
  • INSTAGRAM

    INSTAGRAM
    I discovered this app by the means of my friend. She first introduced me to an Instagram app so I will be able to see the stories, and posted photos of my celebrity idols.