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In first grade we would use overhead projectors in class. The teacher would turn on the projector and a bright light would shine from the bottom. We used transparent film and expo markers to write and show work on the projector. Also the lights often had to be turned off. -
In second grade we stopped using the light projector and started using camera projectors. We didn't have to use a projector cart anymore and the teachers were able to display work in any area of the classroom. The teachers were also able to connect their computers and share their screens on the projector. -
In fourth grade our school got smartboards. Our teacher taught us how to calibrate the board and use the whiteboard application. The board had different stylus pens for the different colors we could use. -
In fourth grade there was a sixth grade teacher who let all the upper grade classes (4th-6th grade) use his iPads for projects in class. Groups of 3-4 students would share one iPad and do research projects using photos and text to create collages. -
In fifth grade we got access to use the chrome carts, which were computer carts filled with google chrome laptops assigned to each student. They were shared with other classes. -
Once I entered middle school, a majority of teachers used google classroom to organize classwork and projects. They encouraged us to use google workspace apps like slideshow and drive. -
In 7th grade I took PBL (Project Based Learning) for one of my electives. In this class, we did projects using mainly technology. The room for PBL incorporated lots of technology. Each table group had their own white board and projector, laptops, cameras, access to different computer softwares, and we had a green room. -
During the last semester of my senior year of high school, the country went into quarantine due to COVID-19 and we started to do classes online though Zoom.