My experience in technology

by Susie Kim

My first experience with technology while I was growing up was when I was in 2nd/ 3rd grade; I remember I played (and loved it) Oregon Trail because we get to shoot poor little animals and learn about the Oregon Trail (though I don't remember this). I also remember my teacher using the overhead projector to teach us English grammar and some other concepts. I remember it being dark in the room and we were all facing her as she wrote the states in pretty colored markers, or something like that. I also remember my teacher playing a book on tape, it was "Where the Red Fern Grows" if I remember correctly. I don't remember much else from my elementary school years.

When I was in middle school I remember my US History teacher prepared a Jeopardy game using PowerPoint for us and it was really interesting to play the game that way. I also took a class on typing when I was in 7th grade and I'm really thankful for that. Though my family owned a computer, I didn't really know how to type; and having that class helped me to type because we had a program that we were using. I loved to challenge myself by typing as fast as I could in the time that I had. I fully enjoyed taking this class, and being more prepared in using the computer than my friends who were in band or choir as their electives. This was the time when technology really started to change my life as the internet became well known and utilized in the schools (and at home).