The document provides a personal timeline of the author's experiences with educational technology from 1980 to present day. It describes growing up without computers in school in the 1980s and 90s, but seeing the introduction of technologies like video games, recorded storybooks, and typewriters. When the author returned to college around 2000, internet access had become the primary resource for research. While initially traditional, the author now sees the benefits of innovative technologies for assisting learning and hopes educators will continue embracing changes in technology.