Technology in My Life

"The most “technologically literate” person in my life would probably be my dad. One of my dad’s friends, Paul, built computers and he would show my dad how to install games and things of that sort to work a computer. My dad grew very knowledgeable in that area. Watching my dad show me, I learned a lot about how to get on the computer and play. As the years went by, my dad started his own business, and thus had his accounting system on the computer. My dad taught himself how to operate his own business on the computer which he in turn, showed me how to operate a whole new program."

Not only did that begin my expansion of computer knowledge, but introduced me to the computer world, which I will never be able to get away from.

Writing about my technology in my life was like having a glass of water poured over my head! Or to put it in another perspective, the intial shock of your first year in college. Thinking back on my life as a child and the influences technology had on me, I really was amazed at how much technology I really learned to use. Instead of regular dolls and stuffed animals, I had toy dogs that walked and barked, a glow worm for night time, and a musical Care Bear! As a child I loved my technologies!

But after I got past the emotions and the past "fun times", I really began to reflect (here's that word again!) on how far I have come today in technology. Before this assignment, I would have listed all the technologies I grew up with and what I use today. To be honest, I never really cared what the social consequences were or what the impacts were in my life. At the end of this assignment and even to this day, I take time to think about why technology impacts my life and is such a big deal to the world. My Technology Autobiography has given me a different perspective of my life to think about and strongly appreciate!