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Projectors...A TV you can walk through. 

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Projectors...A TV you can walk through. 

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My mom grew up in the late 70's early 80's. Back then the computers were extremely slow compared to what we have today. Computers ran a DOS system which had loads of weird entries that you had to enter to use them. Computers were also reallu heavy during this time.

Many classrooms had TV's with a VCR player in them that allowed for studnets to watch the news or shows that were related to what the teachers were instructing.

Mom said that the TV was her favorite as she would get to watch National Geographic from time to time.

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Grading for teachers used to be done the old fashion way. The teacher would go around and grade the work and record it in a book. The student would not be able to look at thier grade throughout the semester, instead the students parents would get notified.

Now students have access to thier own grades and jhave mroe ability to control how well or not they are doing in a class.

For instance MCC uses Canvas,which is extremely helpful for students because they can figure out how many point sthey need on an assignment for a "what if grade"

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Derek, a colleague and friend, grew up with very little technology. Technology did not start appearing toward the end of his time in high school. Pen and paper was on the rage and was the main source of getting notes and assignments done and turned in. Technology was not really implemented in classrooms from the early 2000s until 2016-present.

Technology has really allowed us to stay organized and have everything all in one place. Hybrid learning has also become part of the norm as well. Many students like Derek, do not enjoy this type of learning because going back and forth between books and paper can be really time consuming and it can hurt they eyes.

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In 2011 the ipad and apple pencil were being introduced. I was not fortunate at the time of its release to be given such technology. But later on in my educational journey I was able to get one to start using.

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I have had the privledge of going to school during the time when pen and paper were the norm but technology was slowly being introduced. At first, I could not stand it. It was so hard to not look at the keyboard and type (still is). Now in 2024, I have found that I use a variety of tools in my learning!

For one I use a computer for a lot of my classes and its very helpful in keeping everything in one place. It can also be challenging to keep my computer charged as it is almost always being used.

I also use a tablet for note taking as well as to hold music score for my teching gig at Higley High. I also use it to hold parts for Quartet and the MCC concert band. I have recently added a pedal page turner that allows me to change pages at the tap of a button.

Technology has been a nice addition to the classroom but can also be a challeneg for teachers in trying to navigate it.