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I grew up watching movies on VHS tape. When we wanted save a show on TV, we would tape it on a VHS tape.
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The first computer games I played were on the DOS system. I had a cheat sheet with all of the codes I would need to get to the game I wanted. I played Reader Rabbit, Frogger, and a Sesame Street game.
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I listened to all of my music on cassette tapes and would often fall asleep listening to Disney music on my tape player.
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My first game system was a Play Station. Games I played were Rayman, Megaman and Extreme Sports.
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I bought my first CD when I was in fifth grade. It was Aqua, which was popular at the time.
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My first cellphone was a stick phone with a small screen for dialing the number.
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My family bought a flat screen TV while I was in high school. The picture was much clearer than the tube TV's. However, this was still before High Definition (HD) TV.
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I received my first laptop before starting college. It was a 17 inch Apple Macbook Pro. This was also the first Apple product that I owned.
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I joined the world of social media by joining Facebook during college.
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The first full-length 3D movie I saw was Avatar. I had seen short 3D movies before at amusement parks like Disneyland, but 3D movies didn't start becoming more mainstream until around the release of Avatar.
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My first smartphone was a Huawei. I discovered how addictive it can be to have a pocket-size computer. I really enjoyed the installed digital camera and wi-fi capabilities.
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Today I tried using Nearpod in my class when reviewing the parts of speech. Since it is a more boring subject, I was hoping it would help my students be more engaged. I think it was effective.
