https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj en-us 2018-03-19 03:35:32 UTC 2025-12-01 22:13:21 UTC hello@padlet.com jeremysmith https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243314901 Magnetic tape reader/recorder. ]]> 2018-03-19 03:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243314901 jeremysmith https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243315873 8 inch floppy diskette
I remember using a floppy disk to load programs such as Oregon Trail in 5th grade (1985).]]> 2018-03-19 03:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243315873 jeremysmith https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243317531 5 1/4 inch floppy
I used this disk in my 9th grade computer literacy course to save files such as simple word processing and programming files (1989).]]> 2018-03-19 03:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243317531 jeremysmith https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243317946 3 1/2 inch floppy
Smaller with more storage space and a hard outer covering. I used this disk in my late high school years to save files for my publications class (1991). I continued to use this disk through college and throughout my early teaching years (1993-1998).]]> 2018-03-19 03:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243317946 jeremysmith https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243318554 CD ROMs
CDROMs became available for at-home data storage. Capacity became greater than the traditional floppy. CD-R allowed users to write files a single time and CD-RW allowed for users to use discs multiple times. I first used writable CDs when my school was refreshed with new computers with CD drives (1998).]]> 2018-03-19 04:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243318554 jeremysmith https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243319282 DVDs
DVDs are similar to CDs but provide much more storage space for large files such as multimedia and videos. I first used DVDs to store iMovie and iDVD files that I created with the first iMac I purchased (1999).]]> 2018-03-19 04:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243319282 jeremysmith https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243320109 Flash Drives and External Hard Drives
Media that plugs directly into a computer's USB port provided a quick storage option and extreme portability. I utilized this media in 2002 and continue to use it today.]]> 2018-03-19 04:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243320109 jeremysmith https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243320575 Cloud File Storage
Although invented much earlier, cloud file storage became widely used by consumers beginning in 2006. Around this time, I began using Dropbox to save and retrieve files from any internet connected computer. Now, I use iCloud and Google to archive documents and files.]]> 2018-03-19 04:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremysmith/g9vrj3dwwifj/wish/243320575