Technology Autobiography

           In my everyday life my iphone is most important to me because I use it for the purpose of communication. I go to school on a daily basis, have dance rehearsals, and work three jobs, so in that case I need my cellular device to keep myself updated. My cell phone helps me keep up with my schedules and any changes that professors make, to communicate with my bosses, and coworkers, and of course my college professors. The most important application that is always being used on my phone is e-mail. This to me is extremely important because I receive up to twenty e-mails a day, some about new teaching opportunities, auditions, rehearsal dates, and assignments and updates from professors. I constantly need to stay up to date with what is happening daily. My I pod is the second most important technological device that I use on a daily basis. I use it for enjoyment, at the gym, more importantly being a dancer and a dance teacher I use it to store all of my music for the classes I teach. I heavily rely on my I pod for these reasons just about everyday. My lap top is the third most important technological device that I use on a daily basis. I am taking many courses and there is plenty of work that accumulates for all seven of my classes. I use my lap top to write papers, research topics, connect to blackboard, check my e-mail, and where I store my music. All of these devices are very important to me in my everyday life. Without them I would not be able to keep updated and communicate with professors, and bosses. I wouldn't be able to successfully teach my dance classes, and without my lap top school would almost be impossible. I wouldn't necessarily say that I learn from these devices more or less I would say these devices help be succeed and get through life. I feel that the iphone is an excellent resource because it allows me to quickly type in a search and within seconds I have found what I am looking for. There are various applications on the iphone such as a planner which helps keep myself organized on the daily. I have to say that I am one of the few people who are not attached to their phone. Most of my generation consists of people who have their phones glued to their hips. As important as technology is I try and use my phone at the minimal and for only the really important things, such as research, receiving and sending emails, and my planner to keep me organized. It is important to be able to have communication and life skills without having to constantly rely on social networking. I feel that I have learned a lot from my lap top. I have to be honest and say I am not extremely technologically savvy, but college has forced me to learn and independently figure things out on my own. I have learned how to use and explore many different applications such as power point, excel, database, different ways to research, and for my own personal interest I have learned how to use garage band so I can create and cut music. This is very important because I am a dancer, teacher, and choreographer and am always working with music. There are endless opportunities to continue to learn and grow from what a computer has to offer. I hope to continue to find different ways to use technology and hopefully infuse it into my teachings.

          Within the video that I watched it is clear that technology is extremely important to each of the individuals in the video. Technology seems to have taken over our society for better and for worse. Similar to today's society the people in the video feel a very close connection to their cell phones. I would say this is where technology has a negative effect on our society. Most teenagers these days cannot communicate verbally to others because they are constantly communicating through a device in which they do not need to actually see the facial expression, or get a direct response from the other person that they are talking to. The only significant difference that I see is that the people in the video were using their phones for texting, tweeting, and social networking, whereas I feel I use my cell phone for significant usage such as e-mail. It is clear that the people in the video have their own personal interests and use technology for different things such as those who use devices like game boys, and game cubes. This usage of technology seems to be more for pleasure than learning experience, whereas I use my computer, my phone, and my I pod for both enjoyment and of course for scholarly use. I feel I rely on technology in many ways and am fortunate enough to own my own devices and use them when I need them.