tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750188288819360388.post8873565976991889627..comments2023-06-29T03:23:41.202-07:00Comments on The Next Chapter: Feeling oldLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15410002407855752531noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750188288819360388.post-39270869252324141652009-01-24T08:14:00.000-08:002009-01-24T08:14:00.000-08:00Ahhh..the lemonade stand...and pong...is there any...Ahhh..the lemonade stand...and pong...is there anything better?!? haha. I was just reminescing the other day w/2 new hires about how when I started at my current company in 1999, we all had computers and email, but the internet was ONLY allowed by certain individiuals...you had to request permission, state many reasons why you NEEDED the internet, etc. And, before that...when I was teaching there was a computer lab where students used the computers once a week, but no computer in the classroom...not even a phone for that matter. And then in 1997, 2 years before I stopped teaching, the teachers got phones and a computer...and I believe email. I really feel old when I think of those times. And yes, Lori my electric typewritter was covetted by many in my dorm! :-) Ahhh, the good ole' days! :-) hehe AND - do you even want to start talking about cell phones?!? How on earth did we communicate w/our families, let alone our friends with just one home phone and no answering machine?!!?The Tucson Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394106075815510536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750188288819360388.post-75231028414104620652009-01-23T23:06:00.000-08:002009-01-23T23:06:00.000-08:00We totally had the tiny bank of Apple IIe computer...We totally had the tiny bank of Apple IIe computers in our elementary school. And I can remember doing email on PINE in college. Heh.<BR/><BR/>I worked as an assistant to a professor for awhile and already the students were insisting on class materials being made available online so they could download them to their laptops. Then they used the laptops to surf the web instead of paying attention to the lecture. Drove me nuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750188288819360388.post-87673231550007503032009-01-23T22:01:00.000-08:002009-01-23T22:01:00.000-08:00I remember Oregon trail on those old apple's too.A...I remember Oregon trail on those old apple's too.<BR/>An observation Leo made after Christmas when my mom and sister were here visiting was hilarious, but sickening as we all live on our computers today. My sister is in college, she brought her laptop with her during the trip (we always bring ours everywhere too). Every evening Leo would be on the home computer, I was on the laptop, and my sister on her laptop, and then there would be my mom reading a book (you know...those things we used to have to hold in your hands and read out of, and turn pages). Now you can do it all online. In a few years we're not even going to have magazines and newspapers anymore, just a file to put on your phone or computer. Crazy stuff!<BR/>We have to adapt or be left behind. It's silly to take notes with pen and paper and later input that into your computer instead of utilizing a laptop and only do the work once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750188288819360388.post-56005230673268792822009-01-23T18:08:00.000-08:002009-01-23T18:08:00.000-08:00I'm on your time frame as well (remember playing O...I'm on your time frame as well (remember playing Oregon Trail on those Apples?) and it is really interesting to be in education right now. Middle schoolers can bring laptops to school. I feel fortunate that I am technically inclined enough to encourage and use technology in my classroom, but there are teachers who really struggle to meet the needs of students in regards to technology. We are NOT old, but rather lucky to remember a time when it was different!La Maestrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14567404293782488976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750188288819360388.post-18817854015167466722009-01-23T18:04:00.000-08:002009-01-23T18:04:00.000-08:00I remember those old Apple's! I loved the 'Lemona...I remember those old Apple's! I loved the 'Lemonade Stand' business building game! Anyone else play that one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750188288819360388.post-23485446234480311402009-01-23T16:20:00.000-08:002009-01-23T16:20:00.000-08:00As a consultant, I often took my laptop with me in...As a consultant, I often took my laptop with me into meetings and took notes that way. And now I can't even write more than a few sentences without my hand cramping up. Plus I can type so much faster than I can write. I wonder when kids aren't even going to learn to write in cursive anymore. Will I be the old lady who is insisting that it's a skill all children need to have?Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591016025566097464noreply@blogger.com