-
Nintendo
As a child, I spend most of my time playing outside. Board games and card games were fun, but I always had to wait on my siblings, parents, or friends to get the opportunity to play. When the Nintendo was brought into our house, I did not have to wait on anyone to play games. This provided hours of entertainment and not waiting was the biggest bonus…children hate to wait. Image Source: Video Game Gallery, Original Nintendo Game System, 2011 -
CD-ROM
I was able to play games, listen to stories, and listen to music on my computer after the CD-ROM drive was available. We spent a lot of classroom time working in the computer lab. My favorite game was Oregon Trail. [https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-7790135/cd-rom-1988-in-review Image source: Andy Pargh, First Apple Computer 1996, 18 June 2015 -
Cell Phone
My family purchased our first cell phone when I was 11 years old. We lived 45 minutes from the nearest shopping center. Having a cell phone saved us from a lot of additional shopping trips because we could call someone from home or they could call us to ask about things they needed to be picked up. This piece of technology was extremely convenient and still is this day. Image Source: Steven Braggs, Nokia Cell Phone 1994 -
DVD Player/DVDs
The DVD player and DVDs was one of the most memorable advancements in technology for me. This piece of technology was so convenient. No longer did it take 10 plus minutes to rewind a movie before watching. Now, we could pop in a DVD, go to scene selection, or choose the specific time on the movie we wanted to watch. Plus, the picture and sound quality was amazing compared to VHS tapes. Image Source: Semiconductor History Museum of Japan -
Distance Learning Lab
In 9th grade, I took my first class from a Distance Learning Lab. French was not offered at my school, but a teacher 15 miles away at a different school was a able to offer us the class. The teacher conducted class from her home school, while we called in to interact with her and other students using a networking system between the schools complete with microphones and cameras. Image Source: Young Entrepreneurs Consortium, July 1, 2016
