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.