This document provides a personal timeline of the author's experiences with educational technology from childhood through college and their vision for the future. It outlines the technologies the author encountered at different stages of education from kindergarten through college. These ranged from televisions in kindergarten to IBM computers in high school and software like Lotus and email programs in college. The author defines educational technology as a multi-channel learning environment and provides links to historical overviews. Their vision is of a global mobile classroom where students can learn anywhere, anytime.

1. Technology and Me A personal timeline of educational technology

2. Overview My name is Chih-Ling Chao I started school in 1974 in Chung Hsin Elementary (Keelung, Taiwan) I graduated from high school in 1985 in Keelung Girls’ High (Keelung, Taiwan) I first went to college at Ming Chuan University in 1987 (Taipei, Taiwan) and later went to the University of West Florida in 1994~1997 When I finish my degree, I hope to become a Chinese Language Teacher at secondary level

3. My definition of educational technology … is a multi-channel super highway which offers an easy step by step online learning environment for students who can’t go to the traditional classroom but can learn on their own time and pace in a practical , an affordable , and an efficient way

4. Web sites on ed tech history A brief history - http://www.aect.org/About/History/ Ed Tech is also called learning technology - http://www.answers.com/topic/educational-technology Educator’s Reference Desk - http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Educational_Technology/History.html

5. Kindergarten technology TV was the only technology back to the time period in my early childhood

6. High school technology IBM computers were available back to that time All programs were under DOS system Used the computer for typing purpose only

7. College technology Experienced in Lotus and word processing Widow operating system was launched Netscape and Eudora e-mail were available

8. A vivid technology learning experience Elluminate - offers participants to share information and resources not only in an audio setting but also in a visual or written format during a scheduled meeting

9. A technology I want to use in my classroom An online multimedia Chinese language tutorial learning package

10. My vision of the classroom of the future A global mobile classroom - I would like my students being able to learn their lessons any time they want and any place they go.

11. A challenge for teaching The cost of buying or using high tech equipments and devices will be a challenge or barrier to instructors and learners

12. Words of wisdom “ We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” - Shakespeare