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Bar Codes
Bar Codes were invented in 1974. I remember the grocery stores switching from price stickers to bar codes as a little girl in the mid-70's. -
Sony Walkman
The Sony Walkman was made in 1979. I won a walkman when I graduated from high school. I have never had one because I couldn't afford one. -
Personal Computers
I remember watching the IBM comercial for personal computers on the TV. They started to appear in my school, and my Father had one that I could use to type up papers. I got a cast off computer from him when I started college -
Internet
The internet first came out in 1990. I remember my first year of teaching that the media center had the internet. -
e-mail
Also my first year of teaching, I remember 2 students sitting next to each other and having a conversation over the internet through email. Just talk to each other (Nothing has changed). -
Personal GPS
My husband gets a GPS so he can go geocashing and predict how long it would take to travel to Arizona to visit my parents. -
Digital Photography
The best invention ever! Now I could take a lot of pictures of my children! -
MP3 Player (IPOD)
My husband gave my an ipod for my birthday. -
First Cell Phone for Me
I got a flip phone. Now I could text. -
Thumbdrives
What a wonderful invention! No more discs!
