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When I was in late middle school, we got a PCU. I had word processing classes in middle school that taught us how to type. I remember the first time I heard about Google in 8th grade. Then there was AIM. OH BOY.

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When I was in late middle school, we got a PCU. I had word processing classes in middle school that taught us how to type. I remember the first time I heard about Google in 8th grade. Then there was AIM. OH BOY.

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It was old technology - I learned to type on an electric typewriter, we didn't have computers until I was in college.  I learned how to use a computer in a computer lab.

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It was old technology - I learned to type on an electric typewriter, we didn't have computers until I was in college.  I learned how to use a computer in a computer lab.

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Of course! Humans have been using technology since the dawn of time. Only the type of technology they use has been changing. 

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Of course! Humans have been using technology since the dawn of time. Only the type of technology they use has been changing. 

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Adam -  We didn't have much tech until High School. Even then computers were not user friendly.

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Adam -  We didn't have much tech until High School. Even then computers were not user friendly.

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What is technology, I used to ask my students... now it means hand-held devices.  Growing up, I used mechanical tech:  typewriters!  Videos, slide shows, etc.

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What is technology, I used to ask my students... now it means hand-held devices.  Growing up, I used mechanical tech:  typewriters!  Videos, slide shows, etc.

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Technology has become increasingly digital and focused on sharing information and communicating across a distance rather than completing physical work. 

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Technology has become increasingly digital and focused on sharing information and communicating across a distance rather than completing physical work. 

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technology has created amazing tools. Also made our lives easy...

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technology has created amazing tools. Also made our lives easy...

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They can’t conceive that we all didn’t have PCs, tablets or smartphones!

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Technology has completely been integrated into every facet of society.

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Technology has completely been integrated into every facet of society.

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I had a desktop that my family shared. We used to play computer games, usually educational. I eventually got a cell phone in middle school.

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We used electric typewriters and then eventually a computer.

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It has completely changed the way we communicate and the expectations around communication. I'm on my phone ALL THE TIME.  And people expect constant access immediate response.

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It has completely changed the way we communicate and the expectations around communication. I'm on my phone ALL THE TIME.  And people expect constant access immediate response.

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It's different in that there's so much more need for it, and the accessibility of it has reached younger and younger people.

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It is difficult for them to understand that things couldn't happen nearly as instantaneously as they do now. And that they were physically tied to place. 

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It is difficult for them to understand that things couldn't happen nearly as instantaneously as they do now. And that they were physically tied to place. 

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Not much... I have kept pace with it pretty well. I still have a leg up on most of my students. 

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Not much... I have kept pace with it pretty well. I still have a leg up on most of my students. 

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If this pandemic hit just 15--maybe even 10-- years ago, the idea of "online school" probably would not have been a consideration because of the financial limitations to advanced technological access and to advance tech science. iPads and Chrome books were few and far between in schools up until just a few years ago, and the idea of Smart Boards is also relatively new. As a kid, "high tech" meant a teacher putting a CD or cassette in a boom box and having a dance party.

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If this pandemic hit just 15--maybe even 10-- years ago, the idea of "online school" probably would not have been a consideration because of the financial limitations to advanced technological access and to advance tech science. iPads and Chrome books were few and far between in schools up until just a few years ago, and the idea of Smart Boards is also relatively new. As a kid, "high tech" meant a teacher putting a CD or cassette in a boom box and having a dance party.

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Allie

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We are learning right now, in a combination of tech and talk.  This is a perfect example!

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We are learning right now, in a combination of tech and talk.  This is a perfect example!

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-Jennet

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I only played basic video games using a commadore computer growing up. Only when I entered college did I use more technology

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The students... and us... have new habits:  checking emails, checking platforms....We have to learn the technology as well as the content of the topic!   - Jennet

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The students... and us... have new habits:  checking emails, checking platforms....We have to learn the technology as well as the content of the topic!   - Jennet

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adam- I taught myself and started in 1986. So the technical part built on itself over years.

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adam- I taught myself and started in 1986. So the technical part built on itself over years.

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Adam - I think they adapt to it in a natural way without the baggage of expectations.

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Adam - I think they adapt to it in a natural way without the baggage of expectations.

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Some people say:  everyday, wonderful... you can tell they have used these tools.  Others of us are really stumbling into it!  It's as though tech is as much of an interest and skill as art or cooking: are we comfy with it? - Jennet

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Some people say:  everyday, wonderful... you can tell they have used these tools.  Others of us are really stumbling into it!  It's as though tech is as much of an interest and skill as art or cooking: are we comfy with it? - Jennet

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It's all about communication and information sharing now.

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The kids are so much more adept at using it, especially at much younger ages than in the past. I think some students don't understand that we adults need a little more time to figure this stuff out.

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Video games are still a complete mystery to me, and I've avoided learning about it.

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Video games are still a complete mystery to me, and I've avoided learning about it.

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-Jennet

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My experiences are similar to some in that I am not a digital native- I learned to use this kind of technology after I had learned to navigate the world without it. Different in that I adapted to it at a different pace. 

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My experiences are similar to some in that I am not a digital native- I learned to use this kind of technology after I had learned to navigate the world without it. Different in that I adapted to it at a different pace. 

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It seems like a lot of teachers did not have a lot of access to technology growing up like me.

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Blending together journal work, looking at real books, looking at Epic... it has been a journey between real and virtual!  Sometimes  I don't know which is best to use.  So I need to know what I'm asking the child to "switch" to.
Jennet

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I did not use technology at all and up until the last 2 years I was never really interested in learning about it. Now I would like to be saavy (sp?) quickly....