The eras of technology from 1934 to 2010 by Jenna Sullivan

Film Strip viewer era of 1964

jen2200106 — 2024-08-31 22:54:40 UTC

After interviewing my dad who was born in 1964. He shared his experience of film strip viewers and the difficulties it brought him while being in his learning environment. He expressed how hard it was to see being in the back of the classroom and expressed how his teachers always had a difficult time with the film, sometimes the film didn't work which made learning very difficult.

Typewriters era of 1934

jen2200106 — 2024-09-01 03:20:41 UTC

After interviewing my grandpa who was born in 1934. His experience with typewriters was very pleasant. He said " but it's all i really knew back then compared to the technology that's used now" One thing he mentioned was he would have to use his typewriter for mostly everything. Everyone used one and it made things more simple when it came to his education.

Chalk board era of 1975

jen2200106 — 2024-09-01 03:45:23 UTC

After interviewing my cousin who was born in 1975. She shared her experience with chalkboards. She said that she didn't like chalkboards at all. She expressed that it would always be hard to read what was written on the board and they would make a mess on everyone's clothing. She also talked about how her teachers would always run out of chalk so the teacher would always have to go out and get more.

Whiteboard era of 1992

jen2200106 — 2024-09-01 04:03:11 UTC

After interviewing my brother in law that was born in 1992, he shared his experience with white boards. He expressed that he loved them. He would use them in all of his classes. He liked the idea of being able to write on them and the process of being able to erase them right away. He also shared they were easy to learn on. lastly, He did also mention that sometimes it was a hassle because the markers would dry out but other than that he had a great experience.

Smart board era of 1995

jen2200106 — 2024-09-01 16:38:59 UTC

After interviewing my sister who was born in 1995, She expressed how she enjoyed having smart boards in the classrooms. She said it was a great tool to have and was fun to use. it made to easy to be able to write problems down and erase them right away. She said sometimes the teachers had difficulty when it came to the touch pens but most of the time it was a great educational resource

Computers era of 2010

jen2200106 — 2024-09-01 16:49:09 UTC

I had my personal experience with computers, I remember that I loved using them. I was able to not just do educational work on it but my teacher let us play games on it too once we got all our work done! I also had a class strictly for computers that taught us how to use them. This was extremely helpful and made doing work so much easier and fun then doing work using a pencil and paper