EDU 115 Technology Timeline by Jacqueline Lerma

Early 1970s (Mexico)

jac2260746 — 2024-02-19 20:00:29 UTC

Growing up, schools would divide their students into sections as to who had access to typewriters and other options for three years. My mother grew up with a mandatory sewing class, but nothing about technologies such as a typewriter. It wasn't an option that she could choose.

1974 The First Exposure

jac2260746 — 2024-02-19 20:03:18 UTC

My mother eventually entered a school to learn about the typewriter, though it was a school that my grandmother paid for those classes. She enjoyed it so much, but because of financial reasons, she had to drop out.

Early 1990s (USA)

jac2260746 — 2024-02-19 20:06:45 UTC

She eventually entered a school in the USA to earn her GED. This is where she discovered the computers at the time, which amazed her as to the abilities the computers at the time could do. She wasn't fully exposed to any technology this advanced during that time.

Early Computer Classes

jac2260746 — 2024-02-19 20:13:59 UTC

Jazmine, a coworker of mine, was exposed to computers in the late 90s. At her school, it was a mandatory course for students to learn how to type and use programs like PowerPoint and Excel.

Technology in Yearbook Club

jac2260746 — 2024-02-19 20:18:46 UTC

Feeling a bit intimidated, Jazmine eventually was able to retain information about how to use computers, and later on, she was able to put it into use in her yearbook club. She learned about editing programs and how to create pages online before the books were published.

Programming Today

jac2260746 — 2024-02-19 20:23:51 UTC

With much exposure to computers throughout Jazmine's education, she feels confident to teach her kids today about the programming that she was exposed to and understand how to monitor their learning across other technologies. However, she feels overwhelmed at some point when there's new programming or new technology that she can't seem to grasp just yet.

Fun Fact

jac2260746 — 2025-02-18 05:53:10 UTC

In the 1960s, my mother would go to a friend's house after school one day during elementary school. My mother's household couldn't afford a refrigerator, so every time they needed ice, they would have to purchase a big bag that would only last a day. Her friend's house had a refrigerator, and my mom had asked for some water, and she pulled out ice. My mother was surprised to witness something new and couldn't process how a fridge could produce ice?!

Beginning Models of Apple

jac2260746 — 2025-02-18 06:05:18 UTC

My partner, Joey, mentioned using the first models of the Apple computer during his learning activities in class. One of the things that he liked about using the Apple computer was the games it had available at the time and the computer learning programs that were coming out at the time.

"Gifted Down"

jac2260746 — 2025-02-18 06:10:41 UTC

Joey ended up having an Apple computer gifted to him by his family. This allowed him to take his "floppy disks" home from school to continue to write his stories (fan fiction). He would pass it on to others in school to read, and they could also save the files to their computers.

Loading...

jac2260746 — 2025-02-18 06:15:51 UTC

One of the few things that Joey didn't like about Apple computers was the loading times and insufficient memory storage available for all downloads. Like game consoles today, he had to delete many files to create a room unless you buy maximum storage or a USB memory. It was essential to use the "floppy disks" for the beginning models of the Apple computer to save files or downloads.