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Exploration.
As a young child you begin to play and interact with toys and electrical goods. In the background the television is playing and from a young age you are exposed to childrens cartoons along with seeing the Tv being played and videos being used. You are also exposed to video cameras and photo cameras where parents take photos and technology is present. -
Computer in the house.
First computer was brought into the house and used for gaming and learning experiences. I remember the experience of dial up, where house phone and internet couldn't be used at the same time. -
Computers in School.
Computer rooms in the school building where you would spend time there working, this was a new thing to schools to have this and was important. -
First phone.
Given old phone passed down from family member which was only for playing snakes and laders on, the phone had a black and white screen, the phone even had a small ariel. -
Game Consoles.
After using the gameboy for years I was given a Nintendo Ds for christmas, this was a change in technology as it was touchscreen and had a microphone. It was mainly for gaming purposes and had high resolution and a different way to use technology. I remember everybody having one. -
Interactive Whiteboards.
Pretty much all classrooms had interactive whiteboards. This changed learning in schcool's and within my class. Lessons now had images and video's along with sound rather than dragging the class along to a 'Tv room' where everyone would sit around an old TV on legs and watch in a massive room. Now classes would remain in class and have active lessons along with the children using the technology on the screen. Changed classroom learning. -
Social Media begins.
During this year I created my first Piczo and Bebo site which allowed for social media to first begin. This changed relationships as it allowed ways to share photos, quizes, events and what everyone was up to online. People could engage and communicate despite bebo being pretty basic, it was the beginning for me. -
MSN.
This was the first chatroom type service I used. From here i could connect with friends from the house online. Webcams could be used to carry out a type of face to face service. People began to use technology more and I can remember peoples excitement at finishing school and going home to MSN. -
First touch phone
I received my first touch phone for christmas, an LG cookie. It would top up the phone. This phone changed everyones perceptions of phones, it was touch screen with no buttons and you received a small pen to draw pictures with. From this i could connect and contact people wherever I went and everybody began to text everyday. -
Facebook.
I was introduced to facebook, taking social media to a whole new level. I could message peope, share photos and check into different places. It meant I could connect with those I had thing's in common with. People would share what they were doing and I was more connected with family who I didn't see a lot. It brought me closer to all others. -
First laptop.
No longer shared a computer in the living room which was a family thing and now a laptop was my independant device mainly for school work. -
Twitter
Twitter became the thing to have and again brought communication to a new level, you could connect with anyone all over the world and share whatever you were feeling. No longer was internet used for purely educational purposes as in childhood now it was a social mechanism. -
First iphone!
After having ipods for music purposes, I know got my first iphone 4. This amazing touch phone was what everyone wanted, it allowed me instant contact to anyone including emails. Google allowed me to educate myself wherever I went and the use of imessage meant we were all connected. It was then I noticed how antisocial people were becoming and that every single person had a phone in their hand. -
Further advances.
After using a laptop for years for educational purposes I got an ipad, this allowed me to have a device to carry out educational work wherever I went and ideal for uni.It allowed me to watch Tv through it. Course work and even books where now online oposed to in paper form and everything is now online, from online banking to the dictionary. -
Now.
Now everything can be found online and I have an ipad, laptop, iphone, ipad and Tv. I connect to people everyday and have a device everyday. I am hooked to my phone and am aware that the world is a place of technology and the need to connect and communicate.
