This document provides a personal timeline of the author's experiences with educational technology from kindergarten through college and his career goals. It outlines some of the key technologies the author encountered at different stages of his education, including playing Oregon Trail in kindergarten, using Napster in high school, and using iPods in college. It also describes his experience learning to use a video camera and interests in using smart boards and developing a video production studio for students. The document includes links to websites about the history of educational technology.

1. Technology and Me A personal timeline of educational technology

2. Background Kindergarten Carriage Elementary (1986) CA High School Folsom High (1996-2000) CA College CSULB (2000-2004) CA UH Manoa (2008-2009) HI When I finish college, I’ll be teaching industrial arts at the high school level. Darren Rey

3. educational technology This term refers to the various types of technology which teachers can use as a resource to facilitate direct application and further the education of their students.

4. Web sites: ed tech history E Technology timeline starting at 3,000 B.C. http://cgi.duke.edu/~frankbo/edtech02/main.pl?userChoice=history E Ed. Tech Powerpoint from SlideShare http://www.slideshare.net/randommind/a-brief-history-of-educational-technology E History of Computers in Ed. http://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/histofcs.html E Technology in Education http://www.educating-america.com/educational-technology-history.htm E Smart Library: Ed. Tech http://tie.smartlibrary.org/NewInterface/headline.cfm?table_of_contents=1631

5. Kindergarten Oregon Trail: We used to think this was the coolest game ever and we would play everyday after school.

6. High School NAPSTER: This when everybody first started file sharing or “illegal downloading” and it marked the last time that I bought a CD.

7. College I Pod: Not everyone had one right away, but it wasn’t take long before you saw I pods everywhere.

8. Vivid technology learning experience I bought my first video camera with my own money that I had saved for awhile and I taught myself by trial and error how to use it.

9. Smart Board Interactive whiteboard where you can manipulate the images on the projected touch screen.

10. Classroom Vision I’d like to have a fully functional studio for TV and video production so that the students can learn to work at industry standards and be better prepared for the real world.

11. Educational Funding Issue E Budget Crisis Solutions E Grant Writing E Fundraising

12. Words of wisdom “ Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?” ~Al Boliska