Friday, December 21, 2012

3rd Grade - Christmas Break 12/2012 - Technology & You


3rd graders, please answer these 2 questions over the Christmas Vacation....


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What was the first piece of technology you remember using?

What do you think "technology" will look/be like in 5 years?


Please respond in full and complete sentences, paragraph form - double check your work before posting your comment.


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122 comments:

Maggie w. said...

The first piece of technology was, the T-V. I think it will look bigger then now and it will be in different shapes. also it will be different colors.

Caleb C. said...

From what I can remember was my moms phone to talk to my grandma when I was 1& a half.

Caleb C. said...

What I think technology will in five years? Probably the same but we will wait and see!

Annie M said...

The first piece of technology I remember using is a remote control for the TV.I always used to carry it around. I think everyone will have their own robot in five years. I think tat's a very interesting question.

Kristalyn Garcia said...

I remember using a computer when i was 6.And i used it to play games.

I think that in 5 years the technology there are going to be robots and cars the drive themselves

Claudia L. said...

The first tech I ever used is a calculator.When I was a toddler my mom had an old calculator and I would check it out here and there.

In 5 years tech is probly going to be more advanced. Like there might be a robot that does your chores or a shot for cancer.

Claudia L.

Amarya LM said...

The first piece of technology I have touched is a computer. I was so excited to touch it and see it and feel the smooth screen. (Even though you are not supposed to touch the screen.) There were cellphones, pretty much the same things we have now but not as many smartphones. And not any IPads, And less things to choose from on YouTube and Google. And this is what I think about technology

Maisy B. said...

The first piece of technology I used was a CD player. When I was a baby and i kept crying my dad and my mom would put on Rock'n Roll music or surfing music and i would stop crying. when i got a little older i watched Dora,Blues Clues,Wow Wow Wubbsy, and Elmo.

I think in 5 years technology will look fancier and cooler. iPads,phones,computers,TV's, and radio's will have way more details like if you want to call someone on your phone you just say there first name and last name and then that person you called is on the phone will show there picture so you can see them and talk to them.

Grace L. said...

I think the first piece of technology I remember using is my mom's phone. I think in 5 years technology would look like this, buttons to control thing. They will also have speakers to say what you want. Plus hands to type.

Handi Ramirez said...

I think technology in 5 years will be cars will be flying in the sky. robots can help you. every things are flying and cars. The first prize i remember using is a computer was the first prize i remember.

Jacob and Mom said...

I think technology will be the same in 5 years. Robots will not be invented until 2098. The first technology I used was a ABC dog. It sang the ABC's using battery's. Levitating cars will not be invented in 5 years. In 5 years in restaurants there will probably be technology taking your order like tastebud technology. It will check your tastebud to see what you want.
Jacob P.

Anonymous said...

Aiden N.

I remebered the first time using technology. I was in first grade, I was so happy because I wanted a computre.I think technology like computres will float.They will have no mouse and no keyboard you will be able to speak to the computer. That what I think

Sophia Kendall said...

The first piece of technology I remember using was my mom's i-pod. I used it to play games and watch T.V. I think that in 5 years i-pods will have internet connection. I also think that i-pods will be lighter.

Genesis said...

The first piece of technology I use was my moms old black berry. In the future I will see phones in many diffrent sizes and thinner.

Elijah P said...

The first piece of technology I used as a baby was a leap pad. The leap pad sang songs to me. It would sing loliby or Elmo song. Most of the times I would use it at night. I would use at night because I slept through the day. I would not use it that much because I slept most of my baby life.

In five years, the leap pad will have an upgrade. It might be able to dance and you might be able to draw on it.I think it might look like a mini ipad. You will be able to go on the internet and donwload apps.

maggie m. said...

The first piece of technology I remember using is my TV remote. At first I just liked the buttons, but then I started actually using it.

I think technology in 5 years will be voice activated. TVs will not need remotes. Instead you tell the TV what you want, and it will go there for you.

EllaF said...

If I remember corectly the first piece of technolgy I ever used was my TV. Because when I was little I did not talk on a phone and I did not have any video games.
I think that technolgy will be much diffrent in 5 years. Because 5 years is a long time so I think the sizes of things will probably be different and the colors will probably change to.

elijah said...

In the next 5 years I think the computers will be fast and small. I remember using my brother's IPod Nano

Nicholas S said...

Nicholas S I think in the next five years computers will be very fast and prevent viruses from getting on your computer.The first peice of technology I used was my dads laptop.

Ganden. F said...

A computer was the first piece of technology I remember using . In 5 years I think we will have these things that I saw on t.v. They were called Google glass. It's where you look at someone and it gives you information about that person when you think, see information or stuff like that.

Yasnil S said...

I remember watching T.V. I think it would be bigger and have internet.

Eddie Romero said...

When I 7 I used technolgy and I used a computer.

Cooper G. said...

The first piece of technology I remember using was my mom's I-phone.I used to play all these fun games like angry birds.I've been playing my mom's I-phone since I was two.And since now there are higher versions of I phones every year and each year it gets better it my as well keep doing it, so in like five years the I- phone of that year will be bigger and better then any other I- phone that's ever been invented! It will have amazing wifi that will never run out,it will have every game in the world that anyone can think of but most importantly the games because if there were no games you wouldn't even need the I-phone.

Owen Deutsch said...

The first piece of technology I think I used was my moms blackberry. She would let my brother Henry and I play video games while we traveled.

According to Moore's law technology performance doubles every 1 1/2 to 2 years. If Moore's law is right then in 5 years I think that you could fit a computer onto a contact lens.

Isabella S. said...

Isabella S.

The first technology I used was a cd player. I used to put in cd's in this cd player and I used to dance to the music.

bklynsappi said...

Isabella S.
The first technology I used was a cd player. I used to put in a cd and then get on my bed and dance nonstop. When my Grandma was there I would do somersaults on my bed with music on.

Julian L. said...

The first piece of technology I used was a stereo. I was two when I first used the stereo.

In five years from now I think technology will be very tiny computers that you can carry around wherever you go. Also there will be phones that you put on your forehead and think what you want and it pops up on the screen. We will have solar powered hybrid cars. We will have ovens that you tell the oven what to do and the oven will do it.

Amit R. said...

The first piece of technology I remember using is a television remote. In five years I think that technology will only be a tiny bit the same. Why I think that technology will be only a tiny bit the same is because I think that in five years technology will be like all iPhones and iPads and laptops and ipods and all that technology but more advanced. For example if you are typing on the computer and you don't know how to spell a word, then you will have a microphone and you will just have to say the word into the microphone and the computer will spell the word for you. I also think people will have their own robot.

Sebastian W said...

the first piece of technology i remember using is my moms i-phone, i talked to my friends on it. i think technology will be different in 5years, i think the i-phone will get better cooler and more fun to use.

Tess N.R. said...

The first piece of technology I remember using is an iphone.The first thing I did was play a drawing game. In 5 years, I think there will be a bunch of luxury machines that we don't even need!

Eilidh K. said...

The first piece of technology I remember using is a computer. I think in 5 years technology will look like robots and amazing animal shapes.

Ella O said...

what do I think technology will be like in 5 years? well robots and I hope people will be more conservative of technology.the first pice of technology I remember using is a IPOD.

Sabine G said...

The first piece of technology I remember using was probably my dads iPhone.he says one day I just picked it up and started using it.and in five years I think there might be the first robot!!!

Sabine G. said...

The first piece of technology I remember using is my Dad's computer. I think that in five years there will be the first robot.

KaiB said...

My first electronic was the Tv. And I think a new version of a tv is going to be a hand motion tv. For exanple when you want to turn on the tv you just pont to the power button and the tv will turn on.

Adriel D said...

The first technology I used was a phone.I was in the car that day and I was playing some games on my dad's blackberry phone.
In the next five years we should be able to see the person we
call on all phones including the land line. Also, we should download more online things for free. Adriel Duke

MatthewW said...

The first Technology I remember using was Apple Touch. I used it to play games like Ifighter. I think technology in 5 years will be stuff like a TV where you say your favorite TV show and it takes you right to the channel its on. Or it will be a mini radio that you sing some of the words from a song and it plays the song and you can fit it in your ear.

Daniel S.-H. said...

My first piece of technology I remember using is my play toy lego lamp. In 5 years technology will be more advanced like instead of typing everybody would just be saying the words and the computer will type for everyone.

Edwin Perez said...

Edwin Perez
The first piese of technology I
used was a TV. I think in 5 years
there will be robots. I think the
Robots will be business men and
sell sneakers.

Michaeil A said...

The first pice of technology I remember using was a TV.

I think technology in 5 years there will be like flying cars and robots that do chores for you.

Solvej L said...

I think the first piece of technology I remember using is a TV.
I think technology in the next five years will be like this:
Super fancy phones, cameras, and other electronics. Astronauts might be learning more and more about space. There might be diaries and bank vaults and safes with fingerprint and voice sensing locks. This is what I think technology will be like in 5 years.

Aidan a said...

The first piece of Technology I remember using was a leapster pad. Were I would play games. I think technology in the future will be a lot different because i-phone10s might be out and you can have your i-phone tell you what it thinks you would like to eat. It works by smelling your breath so it can see what you have eaten in the past to find out about a food it thinks you will like.

Ernest Bhabor said...

The first piece of technology I used was the televion.I remember watching little Bill on nickaloden.In 5 years I think we will not use remote contols.

Ernest Bhabor said...

My first piece of technology was a TV. I watched cartoons. And I think technology will be better in 5 years. Almost everything will be done by computers and machines

Elijah F said...

I think that the first technology was the tv
I think that that there will be flying cars

Amelia Z. said...

My first piece of technology that I was exposed to was a Television set.

Amelia Z. said...

I think in 5 years time there will be breakthrough technological innovations in medical field. We will be able to cure diseases that were incurable before and better and quicker help people in medical need. Future technology will also bring forth advanced ways to feed and save the poor and sick in Africa, a very important cause.

Wesley C said...

My first piece of technology that I remember using was my remote control race cars. In five years I think all televisions will be a touch screen.

DovA said...

1. The first piece of technology I remember using is a cellphone.Not a smart phone a cellphone.I would tap buttons randomly and pretend to talk to people.When I got older I would take apart the old cellphones and see how they worked.

2. I think artificial intelligence will get better in 5 years. I personally think the army will use robots with artificial intelligence. Although with only robots on the battle field how will we find out what side wins. Because robots can be made again...

stella.L said...

I think that the first piece of technology that I ever used was a TV set probably to watch Elmo and Dora.

I think that in the future there will be robots flying around and your keyboard will be able to appear with just the slide of your thumb and middle finger.

Josh C. said...

The first piece of technology I used was my Leapfrog Leapster. A Leapfrog Leapster is like a DS but much more simple. I liked to play it on long journeys.

I think technology in 5 years will be very interesting. I expect inventors to make most technical devices 3D.

Unknown said...

Taylor M Said ...

The first piece of technology that i remember using was the remote for the tv because it had alot of bottons and it was fun to press them all at the same time.
I think in 5 years each person would have their own robot to follow them around.

William L said...

The first piece of technology I remember using was the computer. I played games like star wars. I still do. I think technology will be more like robots in five years.

Daniel T. said...

The first piece of technology I used was the computer, I stated using the computer when I was 2. I think technology would look like galactic and it would have a lot of upgrades.

Kayleen C. said...

The first piece of technology that I was exposed was TV that was the first technology TV.I think in 5 year there is going to be no compter.

Damien.j said...

The first piece of technology I remember is the television. The first show I watched was Tom and Jerry. In five years I think there will be an ipad8. There might be really big tvs.

Lucinda.L said...

The first technology I used was a IPhone.

Gordon C. said...

The first time I used technology was when I was three and I used my mom's cell phone to call my grandma. In five years I think there will be an iPhone 10 - a new one each year.

laura.l.d said...

The first pice of technology i ever used was probly the tv. The rason i think that is probly becouse i sort of remember myself waching shows like telatubbys and 64 zoo lane. - next question. I think tecnolagy in the next 5 years is probly going to be simmalar to this years, but maybe a little diffrent, like computers that work faster phones that are the size of credit cards but with a LARGE varity of apps.And thats what i think.

ysabel p said...

the first technology i used was provably a TV.i think in five years that will have lots more technology. and the apple company will grow grow grow.

Amjad R. said...

Amjad R

MY first piece of technology was a TV. i watched baby cartoons. i think that in 5 years there will be a time portal to go back in time.

Nolan M said...

The only technology I remember using when I was little is the TV. I think in 5 years Apple could make a TV, computer, etc. that have arms and legs. Like a robot.

Nicholas Morgan said...

The first piece of technology I used was a iPhone. It was my Mom's. I think technology in 5 years will probably be the same.

Cloe Ingram said...

The first technology I ever used was TV.I think in five years TV you can speak to the TV.for example if you have to eat dinner and your TV can't pause you can just say pause.

Julian C. said...

When I was 2 the first device of technology was my moms phone. In the future of 5 years I think everything will be complex for instance iPhones or iPods or any device that is technology will maybe have a lot of complex to have a built in time machine and I think it will be faster and futuristic looking like robots. This is my response to the questions you asked me.

Luke P said...

The first technology I remember using was my parent's car. Also my Mom's iPod. Back then I just listened to music on it.


In five years I think people will make jet-packs.

Robert L. said...

The first piece of technology I remember using is a television.

In 5 years I think technology will become more advanced, like smart houses, when you just say turn on the lights and they go on. hearioh

Anonymous said...

I think I saw TV first. In the future I think it will look more advanced. More of them will be on the wall with speakers and they will have bigger screens and be thinner.

Kate Dicus

HazelB said...

The first piece of technology I remember using was a tv. I was using to it watch Dora or Sesame Street. In 5 years i think technology will kind of be the same and kind of not. I think it wil be the same because technology is still going to me Macs, IPhones, Phones, and TV's, etc. But, its going to be about 7 times more advanced.

Lauren S said...

the first technology piece i used was a i pod.I think that in 5 years there will be no computers or i phones.

Mya Horne said...

Mya H. Said
The fist technology I used was a DS game. I got a DSI and a 3DS. I also got a computer that did math. So I think in five years I would have lots
of technology.

Liam P said...

The first piece of technology I used was a TV. I could press play on the VCR when I was 2.


I think it will be the same in five years except a bigger screen.I pads will be able to do more things that computers can.

Sophia E. said...

The first piece of technology I remember using was the TV. I think that in five years the TV companies will find a way to make the TV bigger and make them in different shapes, like a triangle shaped TV!

Aminuz Z said...

My first technology was the computer when I was six years old. I think technology in five years will be like robots that can do your jobs. And maybe cars will be floating. And game systems will be more cooler. And cost more. The houses will be more different.

Andrew J. said...

The first technology I ever used was a computer when I was 5 years old.I think technology would be computers with touch screens. Tablets will also begin to take over phones.

bruno n.r. said...

The first piece of technology I used was to watch a TV show called Tellatubbies. In 5 years there will probably be new technology to help us with our life, for example, a cell phone that never has to be charged.

Noah B said...

The first piece of technology I remember using is a DS .

I think that factories will not pollute.They will use their smoke for fuel.

Carter N said...

My first piece of technology was a toy robot named Robby. He, danced, and talked, shot disks out of his mouth. I think Robby is technology because he runs on circuits like a computer,cell phones,and cars.In five years I imagine a hire population of hover boards, cars, and force fields.I think force fields are powered by
G-force.

Sylvie G. said...

The first piece of technology I probably used was a telephone. When I was little I loved to talk on phones.

An idea I have of what technology might be like in 5 years is crazy fancy. Maybe there will be something like a machine that you can talk into and it writes down everything that you say.

David gonzalez said...

the first piece of technology i had was my dad's computer it was in hp it had cool stuff maybe in five years they will be robots that work for you.

Eve N. said...

The first technology I used was a type of toy that lights up and makes noises.Mabye computers will get to bigger sizes and more smart.

eve n. said...

The first technology I used was a toy that talked and sang. i think later on in a couple of years computers will be bigger and will have more things on it.

Stella Marcantel said...

The first piece of technology I used was a computer.

In the future I think there will be more websites you can look things up on.

Unknown said...



The first piece of technology I ever used was probably a Tv. Ah how I loved to channel surf. In 5 years I think you could just tell the Tv what you want to watch and then it will turn on. No use for remotes in 5 years.

Haskell A. said...

The first piece of technology I used was probably the ipod to pick the songs I liked, like the Beatles and rock bands like that. I think that one of the pieces of technology in 5 years is gonna be a screen on the wall with no projector that can be used as a computer, TV, ipod, iphone, smartboard and ipad.

Jared S said...

The first piece of technology I used was the TV.

I think in 5 years technology will be more advanced and space aged. For example:
1)flying cars.
2)time traveling machines.
3)teleportation belts.

Beatrice D said...

The first technology I used was the TV. I watched PBS kids. In 5 years I think there will be more memory in ipads so you can get more games and also the internet will be better at loading.

Elliot/H said...

The first technology I used was the Leapfrog Leapster when I was 4 years old. In 5 Years, I think that technology will have Robots that you can go inside of and control to do massive damage to buildings and homes.

Beatrice D said...

The first technology I used was the TV. I watched PBS kids. I think there will be more memory for games and also better internet for faster loading.

Inua S.B. said...

I remember that the first piece of technology I used was the TV.
In my opinion technology in 5 years will only be brought up a notch.

Otto.S said...

The first technology I remember and used was a small DVD player that I used for watching TV.I think in 5 years there will be images hovering in the air!

Zara J. said...

On christmas break,I got a lot of gifts. I also got extra gifts from my cousin on new years eve! I had a great break.

Zara J. said...

The first time I used a computer was when I was 3 years old. I played learning games on pbskids.org. It was fun!

Wyatt R. said...

The first piece of technology I remember using was my Grandma's computer. In 5 years they might create a new type of computer, an IPHONE 7 by then, a new IPAD, and maybe a new piece we don't know about since it hasn't been created.

Noah B. said...

The first piece of technology I remember using was a DS. I think that factories will use their own smoke for fuel in 5 years.

Louisa H said...

The first piece of technology I probably used was a phone. My mommy let me talk to my relatives. I was only four. In five years I bet there will be at least three more iPhones or iPads. Maybe those Google Glasses I saw in a magazine will even be out. They sound cool!

Kiara T said...

The first piece of technology was a computer while searching using Google. In 5 years technology will be better and advance.

THOMAS W. said...

THOMAS W.

When I was two my favorite piece of technology was t.v., my leapfrog tablet, and my stuffed animals that had body and face action. Most of my stuffed animals had some sort of animation.

In five years technology will evolve! Labtops, tablets, computers, phones. They will all be easier to use and they will be thinner, lighter and be able to multitask. They will have everlasting power and built in wi-fi and possibly will be waterproofed!

ChloeP said...

The first pieces of technology I remember using is my dads computer and phone. I used to watch TV on his computer all the time and games on his phone. i think technology will get much more advanced in 5 years.I also think our lives will get easier. and that is what I have to say about technology.

Margo v. said...

This was not the first technology I ever used, but it is the first technology I remember. It was a camera my parents gave me for my fourth birthday.Technology in 5 years there will be computers where you say a word and it appears on the screen. All I know is that technology moves very fast.

Anonymous said...

THOMAS W.
When I was two my favorite peice of technology was t.v., my leapfrog tablet and my stuffed animals that had body and face actions. Most of my stuffed animals had some sort of animation.

In five years technology will evolve! labtops, tablets, computers ,phones will be thinner, lighter and be able to multitask and possibly will be waterproofed.

Erik N said...

The first piece of technology I used was the phone. I think technology will look the same in five years.

Audrey-F said...


The first piece of technology I remember using was the TV. I think in 5 years technology will grow and grow especially Apple because most of the electronics I know are made by Apple. I think what technology will look like is that hand held devices such as the I pad , Cell phones and I pod will be smaller .

Jasmine D.. said...

The first thing I used is the phone when I talk to some one. The phone was wireless. I think in five years that they will have a small computer that can fit in your pocket.

Gabrielle M said...

The first piece of technology I used was a calculator when I was little I used to press all the numbers.In 5 years I think there will be a blackberry with a touch screen.Or a phone as thin as a pencil.

Jack .B said...

I remember my first electronic was the TV. My favorite show was the backyardigans. My favorite episodes were about spies and pirites. I think in five years TV's would have touch screens, but if you are too lazy it would have voice recognition. You can also set a password that responds only to your voice.

Jack W. 3-412 said...

The first piece of technology I remember using was the wii. I played Star Wars The Complete Saga on it. I had to use the controllers to move around.

In 5 years I think people will have robots to help them with their chores. I think the robots will be able to convert into cars and airplanes.

Jane C said...

I think the first technology I used was a clock\C.D player.

In five years I think there will be a phone and instead of typing you just have to say things and it will type it for you.

Kingston .H. said...

The first piece of technology I remember is my DSI. In five years game consoles will be more easy to get and have less bugs.

Jack A. said...

The first was a TV.

In five years I think there will be an ipad robot. It will be like the iphone dog.

Camila M. said...

The first peice of technology I remember using was either the wii, the DVD player, or the computer. I am not sure. In five years, I think technology will be the same except a little bit of a change.

giol said...

The first piece of technology I remember using was the TV. In five years people will be able to text, call, and go online on the subway.

Mohammad I. said...

The type of technology i have ever used was i think the game boy.
In five years i think there will phones that you don't need to hold or use your hand in anyway you just have to talk into it and it will type anything you say. Also i think that they might make TV's that will be controlled by your voice.

AmeliR said...

The first technology I remember using was a TV also a computer game or my grandma's phone. In five years I think that computers will be touch screen and TV is going to be a digital diagram so that it will not be on the screen it will pop out! And you call from your mind.

Nora C. said...

I think the first piece of technology that I saw was a T.V. I think that in 5 years we will have cooler phones.

Zara J. said...

I think that in 5 years, cameras will be synced to our minds so if you think something the camera will take a picture of it.

Ishan B. said...

What was the first piece of technology you remember using?

I remember watching Sesame Street when I was 2 and 3 years old on the TV. Once I was jumping to Elmo and I was so loud that the downstairs neighbors called the cops on me.

What do you think "technology" will look/be like in 5 years?

There is a printer that can print 3D plastic objects but it is not mass-produced. I think that in 5 years everyone will have this type of printer and it will be able to print toys.

Henry E said...



The first piece of technology I think I used was a CD player.In five years I think if you press a button, a phone will get bigger.

Francesca C. said...

The first piece of technology I used was a phone.
I think in five years a computer will be a piece of clear glass that you touch like in the movie Iron Man.

Tommy A. said...

The first piece of technology I used was the v-tech learning computer. In 5 years, I think that if you speak to a computer, it will understand you and read your every movement.

Lucero said...

Lucero R

The first piece of technology i remember using was my brothers ipod touch.what technology will look like in 5 years is 4D touchscreen televisions

laelani .s. said...

Laelani S. said
My first piece of technology was my mothers cellphone.i loved speaking to my greatgrandmother.
I think in 5 years technology will be way more advanced then now.