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When Dr. Beth was in school she mentioned that the only technology that she had to rely on was pencil and paper which was the only thing that was really needed during that time period. At the time there were only colored pencils, some highlights and the standard number 2 pencils.                                                                                                 Thinking about having only a notebook and a pencil for school now is possible but not as practical as having a computer. 

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I decided to interview my mom about her experience with technology within school, specifically High School because that seemed to be the most memorable for her.                                                                                                     She mentioned these "Floppy Disks" which I had never heard of before this. These disks were essentially like CDs that were computers to transfer files, create back up copes and etc. The reason that they're called floppy discs is that the disk itself was flexible and can bend but the hard plastic casing around it kept it safe.                                                                                                             While talking to my mom, she said these disks would cost around 50 cents but quickly became less popular as time moved on.  

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Another item that my mom named was pagers which she had in High School and that was the main form of communication with her friends.                                                                                Before phones, these were the inventions by which people could reach someone else without being right in front of them. The only downside to these was that they could only tell you when someone was trying to call you, so with that information you needed to have quarters on you and find a pay phone to give that person a call if you weren't home, but if you were home then you could easily call that person from the landline.                                                                                                        Overall pagers were great for the time but not really predictable in every situation 

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I decided to interview one of my friends who is the same age as me and they brought up the fact that SmartBoards were really popular within Elementary School. Almost everything was done on the Smart Board whether that be going up to the board to solve a math problem in front of the class, putting on a movie before breaks, or showing a PowerPoint for the next lesson.                                                                                                    My friend mentioned that this was a big part of schooling for him because it was used every day and couldn't imagine a classroom without one.                                                                                                I believe the invention of Smartboards was a game changer within the classroom since it was a huge help for teaching. 

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Computers have been around for a while but when I was in High School everyone would have their own personal computer that they could take home whether that is your own computer that you bought or one that the school provided you with. Computers were a must need during school because after Covid hit most tecahers moved to online work and just never turned back to paper.                                                                                           Having a commputer for school work was great because there isn't a handful of papers that a person needed to keep track of but the downside was you needed internet connection to do anything. 

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I interviewed my five-year-old nephew who was born in the year 2020 so he has been exposed to technology all his life and that is all he's known.                                                                                        A lot of parents get iPads for their children when they are very young so they can keep busy or be distracted which is now normal to them and can barely go a couple of hours without wanting to play games on it or watch YouTube. Kids get addicted to their own personal phones or iPads at such a young age that it can mess with their sense of exploration or imagination.                                                                            For my nephew, this is all he has known so it is expected for him to be addicted but the term "iPad Kid" has only recently become a thing, especially with this new generation. 