This document summarizes Rick Shankles' experience with technology over his lifetime from 1968 to present day. It discusses the limited technologies available in his childhood classrooms like chalkboards and televisions, to the introduction of computers and programming in high school. His college experience saw more advanced technologies like laptops and tablets. Rick envisions future classrooms integrating digital walls, virtual attendance, and international connections. His primary challenge is keeping up with changing technologies as funding decreases.

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a
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nd S acs,
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8. A vivid technology
learning experience
 We learned about war through
Television for the 1st time.
RIP Walter Cronkite
 IBM typewriters was
introduced to our classrooms in
1978 using the QWERT layout
 I got my 1 Craig Calculator
st

9. A technology I want to use in my
classroom
 I would like to use Animation such as
Bitstrips in my classroom. They are really
fun, student involved and very interactive.

10. My vision of the classroom
of the future
 Textbooks are replaced by
tablets
 Digital walls will become the
norm
 Students may virtually attend
when physically unable too
 Classrooms will link around
the world and become
international learning instead

11. A challenge for teaching
 The primary
barrier for me will
keeping up with the
tech as school
funding decreases
 Learning curves of
future tech

12. Words of wisdom
 Its never to late for
teach an old dog
new tricks, with
EdTech you can
find a way!