How Has Technology Changed Over The Years

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Technology has been around for years. Believe it or not, one of the earliest examples of technology is fire and tools, i.e. rocks. It has come a long way from where it was over two million years ago. It has even improved drastically from as little as five to 10 years ago. Technology has improved since the beginning of time and will continue to improve until the end of time.
About 30 years ago, people did not have the advanced technology used today. To research, most people only had local books to use like the encyclopedia, dictionary, and old history books. In school, the teachers had chalkboards and boxes of chalk to use. They also used overhead projectors to teach the class and for students to takes notes. As for communication, beepers
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Everything now is all advanced quality. The schools now use smart boards to teach and a lot of them allow students to use an iPad. The internet service is now high-speed and faster than ever so no one will ever have to complain unless he/she lives where it is not provided. The televisions now have the capabilities to connect to phones, computers and wireless routers. Cell phones today have hot-spots which is their own Wi-Fi. People can use unlimited data, talk, and text for a limited price every month. To find a place, most phones now have a map app they can use that will help them find what they are looking for. The iPhones have Facetime where he/she can make video calls to anyone that has an iPhone.
Technology is one thing that will continue to change as the years go on. There will be one day when no one must lift a finger and something will do everything he/she needs for it to do. Many people have accomplished more with today’s technology than they did with the old technology. No one will ever forget how to use technology because it is needed every day for people to progress. Each day, people will learn more and more uses for the different technologies and how they have improved from the old

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