Technobiography

Computers have been a part of my life since about 3rd grade when there were 6 computers in my classroom that we used to practice math and spelling. In 4th grade my family got their first computer and I remember looking at it and not really knowing what to do and being afraid to touch it, in fear of breaking it. In 6th grade all the teachers at my school got new laptops and technology became more visable in the classroom. My first class in high school was a computer class where we were supposed to learn the proper way to type and how to use the different Microsoft programs but that class was an epic failure because we did not have any computers to learn on! All we had to use were old keyboards, which did not benefit anyone because there was no way to check your progress. I was very disapointed with this class and remember thinking about my future at that school and how I was ever going to learn anything without the proper materials in the classroom. I have been exposed to other types of technology besides the computer such as television and PA systems. In elementary school and high school I was on the morning announcements. It was cool to see how a video camera hooked up to a certain cable could broadcast a live show throughout the school building and then in high school to be able to speak to over 2,000 people at once was a really great feeling. My favorite piece of technology though is my digital camera, without that I would be lost in life because everyone that knows me knows that I almost always have a camera on me taking pictures of just about anything!