What?
When I was in third grade my parents decided to take our family on a "field trip." We went to the Smithsonian exhibition that was held in Portland. While waiting in the two hour line, we were pleasantly surprised. They had on contest that the one millionth person in line won a free computer! The next thing we know there is a channel nine news in our faces. They usher us to a room and give us a brief synopsis of all our winnings. Free carousel ride, 100's of Microsoft programs, and a desktop computer with word 99! Wow!
So what?
Why am I mentioning this? Well, in the late 90's computers still were quite a commodity for most households. I remember going back to my classroom and my teacher wrote on the board, "congratulations on your new computer! That's so exciting." Now, computers have become a necessity. One would not read receive that type of message, or receive envious stares for getting a desktop computer. Now, its a fact of life.
Now What?
The average household has four computers. Such a drastic change to late nineties! Technology has become second nature in our daily living. Whether it be to write a paper, listen to a new song on Itunes, or even post a blog computers and technology have completely changed our culture.
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Cool story Sarah! I can still remember the first time I played on a computer. It was this Barbie game and I think she just jumped over things. I think it is quite amazing how fast computers became a part of everyday life.
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