1. What early experiences with technological devices or artifacts can you recall?
What do you remember about your earliest use of technologies? Or what stories
do your parents tell about your interactions with technology? What were the
popular gadgets in your house while
growing up?
I think the earliest device I can think of was using the gameboy and using a Nintendo 64. I remember hanging out with friends and sharing games and trying new ones. I know my mom noted how I would read one second then go on the gameboy the next. The most popular devices we used were our phones and Xbox’s. I also used my Nook Color a lot to since it was my most favorite thing to use.
2. What’s on your desk at home? What technological devices are you carrying with you now? What’s on your technological “wish list”?
On my desk right now is my laptop. The only device I carry on my is my Iphone. On my wishlist I would like to get a new tablet.
3. How, when, and why do you use the technology on your desk? the technology
you carry?
I usually use my technology to get work done if it is on my desk or play games. When I use it is mostly early morning and the afternoon. Reason for doing so is that is when I feel most active and can get things done. When using the technology I carry I usually keep it in my pocket and put headphones in. When is mostly random times throughout the day. The reason I think is that my phone is more of a as need basis.
4. How do you learn new technologies? What process do you go through? Is it hard,
fun, easy, traumatic, boring, annoying, or some combination?
I learn most new technologies by simply messing with them and exploring it through tutorials or games. My process is somewhat random. I rely on my intuition yet will seek help when needed. I think it’s all of things stated above in terms of feelings. It is a lot of fun when you get the hang of it but can be annoying when something goes wrong. Technology is only really traumatic if it didn’t do what its stated to do or is to complicated.
5. Think of a time when you first encountered a specific technology. What
happened, and how did it affect you?
The first time I used GIS or Geographic Information Systems. It was amazing and astounding on what can be done with it yet it is a very complicated process to get a desired result when using the technology. I found myself constantly rereading to understand concepts that need to be exact to work. It affected me in a good way I think. It taught me the importance of understanding how technology isn’t all knowing and needs human guidance often to get the result that takes a human to long to completes on his or her own.
6. Think specifically of computer technology. Try to remember a specific
computer technology that excited or angered you. Why did this technology
have this specific impact on you?
Once again I will refer back to GIS for computer technology. It excited me so much when you ran a tool and you saw your map work exactly the way you needed it to. It angered me greatly when it simply didn’t work and you realize somewhere along the line you made a mistake and must go back. Why it had an impact is that it you realize that perfection is an extremely hard thing to reach and their will always be a flawed map. It humbles you I think.
7. For instance, have you had a particular experience with emailing when things went better or worse than they might have if the communication had been face to face? What happened, and why do you think this communication worked better or worse than it would have had you been talking face to face?
Emailing a friend on how to do a project comes to mind when things went down the tube. We were discussing on how to write and Environmental Impact Statement for a class. It seemed all of us knew what to do but because of a mistype which happens to us all we didn’t know as much as we needed to write about. This caused us to come back and do more emailing to find an answer as to why are paper wasn’t as long as it needed it to be. I think if this happened in person we probably would of said everything right away and noticed the error prior. Talking to a person directly makes things more urgent so that you can see a person’s expression in case of confusion.
8.If you’ve used Instant Messaging, texting,chat or Snapchat, Skype or Zoom,
when and how do you use it, and what sorts of effects has it had
on personal relationships
I use mostly Snapchat out of all of these. I use it mostly to message friends or my boyfriend. I think on personal relationships Snapchat is an amazing thing. Being able to chat with your friends real quick and stay connected in a fast way is awsome. I think for the most part it makes life better. However their are times when it can make one feel isolated and left out when in reality its just someone is doing something you currently aren’t.
9.If you’ve used chat, think about your first experiences with it. What happened, and how did you feel about it?
When using chat I think it works pretty well. However their have been negative expierences when I was starting to go on dates. On Snapchat their is a way for friends to see where you are. Well that works great for friends but a friend can also be someone you just went on one date with. I found myself being constantly messaged my a guy who wanted to know where I was. At first yeah it was funny but turned into something where I couldn’t even go to a different building was being messaged about it. I wasn’t happy because a person who I barely knew had the ability to know where I was to a good degree.
