Technology Timeline

Instructions

For stage 1, you will create a timeline of your life using five specific artifacts of technology. At least two should be non-digital (a tool, musical instrument, appliance, non-digital electronic device, a form of transportation, etc.). You will then write a concluding paragraph that reflects on the overall impact of these technologies on your personal experiences and development.

For your timeline, do the following:

  • Select five specific artifacts of technology that have impacted you throughout your life, and find a picture of each.
  • Arrange your pictures in a chronological timeline by associating each picture with a specific age or time in your life.
  • Write a title for each picture that includes:

(1)The name of the technology

(2)The year you first used the technology

(3)Your age at the time

(4)Write a 3-5 sentence caption for each picture that describes how that specific technology influenced your experiences and self-identity at that time in your life. When writing your captions, you might consider these questions: Did you have an emotional connection to this particular technology? Why? How did this technology shape your self-conception? Your relationship with others? How did this technology affect your thoughts about yourself and the world?

(5)Compose a concluding paragraph of about 7-10 sentences that reflects on how these forms of technology impacted your personal development. Some questions to consider include: Would you be the same person you are today without this technology? Did any of the technologies covered change you during a specific time of your life? Describe how technology, in general, is a part of who you are based on the artifacts you included in this assignment?

(6)Provide MLA citations for each image at the end of your timeline.