Technologies I Have Used As A Student - Bryce

Floppy Disks & Diskettes

1991

Throughout high school, I saved my work on floppy disks and diskettes.

E-Mail

1992

I was first introduced to e-mail in AP English class in high school. It was a privilege and the coolest thing at the time in class.

Overhead Projector

1993

In high school, I created transparencies and used the overhead projector to deliver presentations. A sharpie or erasable pen was used to annotate remarks.

VCR

1993

Teachers used the videocassette recorder (VCR) to students movies for discussion. They were VHS cassettes.

MS Excel 1995

1997

I was introduced to MS Excel in a fish ecology class in college where it was required to gather data and calculate certain mathematical functions.

MS PowerPoint 1997

1998

I used MS PowerPoint throughout college to make and deliver presentations. I don't think I had to use transparencies or overhead projectors like I did in high school.

Memory Sticks

1999

Beginning about junior year in college or so, the floppy disks were phasing out and I started to save my work on memory sticks.

Second Life

2015

I was introduced to Second Life in a graduate online class. Second Life is a virtual learning environment (VLE) using avatars and settings which allow the teacher and students to interact.

Audacity

2015

I used Audacity to make voice recordings and embed them into digital videos. This freeware allows you to make voice recordings and even add music to your narrations.

MS Movie Maker

2016

I was introduced to and started using MS Movie Maker to make short digital videos for an online class.