This document provides a personal timeline of Nan Ketpura-Ching's experiences with educational technology from kindergarten in Thailand in 1980 to pursuing a Master's in Educational Technology in 2011. It describes the limited technologies available during her early education and how technology has advanced, including her vision for future classrooms providing ubiquitous access to education through technology.

1. Technology and Me A personal timeline of Educational Technology by Nan Ketpura-Ching ETEC 442 Fall 2011

2. Nan Ketpura-Ching Started school in 1980 in Bangkok, Thailand. Graduated from high school in 1994 from Katella High School in Anaheim, CA. B.S. in Animal Physiology and Neuroscience from UCSD in 1998. M.S. in Biological Chemistry from UCLA in 2002. Currently pursuing M.Ed. in Educational Technology at UH, Manoa. Currently teaching science at Punahou School. Overview Kindergarten picture

3. My definition of Educational Technology ... Is any application and/or integration of technology in education. This includes but not limited to the use of internet websites, classroom management system, videos, cameras, and web 2.0 tools.

4. CSU, Long Beach’s History of Computers in Education http ://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/ histofcs.html The Journal’s Computers in Education – A Brief History http ://thejournal.com/articles/1997/06/01/computers-in-education-a-brief- history.aspx NY Times’ Evolution of Classroom Technology http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/09/19/magazine/classroom- technology.html Web sites on the History of Education Technology

5. No computers in my Kindergarten class in Bangkok, Thailand No TV in classroom, although Color TV was widely available. We used small handheld chalkboards Kindergarten technology 1980s http://www.absorbentminds.co.uk/acatalog/chalkboard.gif http://www.governmentauctions.org/uploaded_images/board-789338.JPG

6. High school technology 1990s Graphing Calculator http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Casio_fx-7000G.jpg Overhead Projector http://ged578.pbworks.com/f/1303884266/Overhead-transparency_projector_cart.JPG Apple IIe Computer http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/7668/img45218ny.jpg Epson Dot Matrix Printer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Printer_dot_matrix_EPSON_VP-500.jpg

7. College technology late 1990s ZIP Drive and disks – it held 100MB (whoa!!!) http://ciaux.dbm.com.au/reviews/zipdrv1.htm IBM ThinkPad – the original Laptops http://www.manufacturer.com/cimages/product/www.alibaba.com/0313/p/11233885_IBM_Thinkpad_T43_Laptops.jpg HP InkJet printer – made it accessible to print color at home http://h20435.www2.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/86i4FA7A481174EA2CE/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&px=-1

8. A vivid technology learning experience Teaching 7 th grade students Astronomy using the Sky function on Google Earth Watching the Berlin Wall fall down through a live broadcast

9. A technology I want to use in my classroom iPad cart loaded with Human Body System Apps Pictured here is Skeletal System Pro II - (NOVA Series)

10. My vision of the classroom of the future Access to education for ALL ages and socioeconomic status. Although One Laptop per Child Campaign ( http ://one.laptop.org / ) is doing an incredible job…. What about students in the United States and first world country living in the inner city or near poverty level?

11. A challenge for teaching To monitor appropriate use of technology while fostering creativity and cooperation

12. Words of wisdom Be the change that you want to see in the world Mahatma Gandhi