We have talked alot about being 21st century learners and how you learn differently than your parents did. You also require different ways to learn. However, there are still many things that were invented during your parent's time that have changed very little to date. What about washers and dryers. OK, they have become fancier and hotter and prettier but don't they still just wash and dry the cloths? Can you think of anything else that is like this?Comment on one item in your house that has changed very little over the years and still functions in much the same way (maybe fancier) and one item that has changed drastically. Please post your thoughts on the change and what caused the items to advance--why was it necessary to change?
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One item in my house that has changed, but stayed the same at the same time (what a conundrum!) is absolutely the TV. It's still called a TV, it still shows programs, and it's still widely watched. It needed to change based on more information, movies, and more demand for entertainment. If we only had around 10 channels in black and white, some people would go crazy, but instead we have around 1,000 channels in high definition and clear color. So everyone's happy with TV.
But the internet has changed so much. It went from using thousands of wires to no wires. It's still called the internet, but now everyone uses it. Back then the internet was such a hassle and now it's the best information source. It needed to change because we have become more impatient and lazy. So books for reference has become tedious and a chore, so we go to the internet, and we would never learn as much with slow internet.
I think that one item in my house that has not changed very much is an oven. Even if you can set multiple functions at once on it nowadays, its main purpose is still the same. An oven is supposed to either heat food up or actually cook it. One item that has drastically changed over the years is a T.V. Upstairs, we have a T.V. from about 30 years ago. It is small, has a visible antenna and it has very few channels. Now, you can surf the web, watch shows and movies in 3-D, have access to hundreds of channels and see images in crystal clear HD technology. I think that these objects have changed to keep up with the needs of quicker appliances (oven) and to provide more and better opportunities to see what is happening around the world (T.V.). This is why it was necessary-and still is-to change our technology. I believe that humans strive to have advanced and capable machines so this is what has caused the items to advance.
A thing that has never changed, in my opinion, is the coffee maker. Though it's much more hi-tech now, it just makes coffee. Back then, when it was first made, it probably was very slow and the coffee wasnt perfect. Now, for the most part, those bugs are fixed. Also, the old coffee makers were probably larger and less sightly compared tothe shiney, small coffee makers we have now.
An item that has changed drastically is the computer. It started out huge and unable to do much, but now it is able to fit in your pocket, their so small(cell phones). Now we have computors that can do so much it is unbelieveable. If I lived when there was the old computors my life would be much more different because most of the things I do will be paper-pencil rather than electronic.
One item in my house that has not changed very much overtime is the sink. Nowadays, they have many fancy kinds with fast water heating and things like that but they pretty much do the same thing as back then: Bring water into your house so you don't have to go somewhere else to get some. Something that has changed very much are typewriters to computers. They can both type but a computer can do much more than that, such as going on the Internet. The reason for this change was with the typewriters, first of all, all you could do was type and nothing else, but also if you made a mistake, you would have to cross it out when you were finished. Also, it took a long time to type on the typewriter because you had to be so careful to not make a mistake. With computers, on the other hand, you can fix your mistake a second after you make it and you can do pretty much anything in the world, unlike the typewriter. Another difference between the typewriter and the computer is that typewriters are just there and don't have any electric parts, such as wires, but the computer is all electronic with wires, screens, etc.
Well, one item in my house that has changed, but only slightly was a Microwave oven. They pretty much do the same as they had when they were invented (Late seventies; Early eighties). They have been prettied up, and now they can do cool things like defrost, and have different settings, but still do the same thing. When they were invented, they used micro-waves to heat things up. They do the EXACT thing today.
One item that has changed a gargantuan amount since my mother's childhood is the T.V. It used to be in black and white, it didn't have h.d., and it really didn't have many channels. Nowadays, we have 3-D (WHAT?!?!), we have h.d., and we have an outstanding amount of channels with literally all sorts of entertainment we can ask for: Comedy, Action, Drama, Soaps, Mysteries, oh the list goes on and on.
One thing that has stayed the same is the microvave. My mom had our microwave in college. It still works. One thing that is very different is music listening devices. When my sister and I were little, we had tape players and some disney tapes. Now we have radio/CD players and MP3 players. The stereo in the living room is more compact(I took the old one apart at Camp Invention two years ago). There is also an undercabinet unit in the kitchen. They are very different from what we had ten years ago.
One item in my house that has changed slightly over the years but does basically the same thing is the calculator. It may have changed its form over the years but it has always been used to calculate numbers. They started off as just simply beads on a stick and have evolved into the present day electronic calculator, but have always had the same uses. It was necessary to change the calculator from being the size of a computer monitor to pocket size because I don't think you would want to be carrying a computer monitor around. Would you? I wouldn't!
One item in my house that has changed greatly is the T.V. It went from being a mini, black and white television, to being a huge 56 inch, flat screen, colorful, high definition television. It went from having 5 channels to over one-thousand! They have even come out with 3-D channels and every type of genre you can think of!
ON item in my house that hasn't changed much i find is the toilet. I know you are probably thinking they have changed a lot, yet really they still have the same functions and is the same use as years ago when they were invented. That is one item that hasn't changed much.
One item in my house that has changed a ton from when it was first created were phones. For example, when phones first came out, they were these big bulky objects with only the ability to call people. Through the years, not only have they progressed in the technology and features, but the physical properties from when they came out are incredible. For example now a days, cell phones can be used for texting, playing games, they can play music, they can go on the internet, have unbelievable displays and much more. That is one item that has changed a lot!
One thing that changed a little was my house phone. The oldest one has a cord. The new ones are wireless and call each other. I like the wireless phones because it can go the entire house and can like put people on hold. Another thing is speaker so the whole family can hear what the persons saying. Something that has changed a lot has been my T.V. it can hold flash drive info, it has Internet, can record shows. It used to be black and white and now we have color 3D! the changes really benefit our society.
One thing that has changed just a little bit over time is the refrigerator or fridge. It is still called a refrigerator or ice box and it still serves the same purpose. It keeps your food cold or frozen so it will not rot in a quick period of time. Back in the 60s the fridges were lined with lead and had a separate area for the frozen items. Now the fridges are stainless steel and have the fridge part and the freezer part combined but it still serves the same purpose.
One thing that has changed dramatically is the dish washer. It used to be people just wiping down dishes and putting them to dry or to put it in a dish washer that barely cleaned the plates and left lots of water in the washer. Now the dish washers are more environmentally friendly and they clean the plates much better than the old dishwashers did. The look of them changed too. They are made out of stainless steel now while they used to be made out lead. One more thing that the new dishwashers have is that there are different way to wash and to care for different dishes. The new dish washers are so different from the old ones!!!
In my house, one thing that has not changed that much over time lightbulbs. They have gotten a lit bit fancier but the intent and the use are still the same. Over the years the lightbulb has become more energy efficient therefore resulting in things like lower energy bills. One thing that has drastically changed over the years is the TV. I mean yeah you can still watch shows on it and its a way more advanced version than it was in 1900's. For example, we have thousands of channels, OnDemand, movie subscriptions and even the internet. We also have systems like Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 that hook up to our TV enabling us to game on our TV without a humongous hassle. Also through the TV we now have systems like DVD players and Blue-Ray players allowing us to watch movies whenever we feel like it. Another thing to go along with the is DVR. By using this, you can record TV shows you wont be home for when they are actually playing on this, but the cool thing is you can watch that anytime you want too. Wow, TV has come a long way!
In my house, one thing that hasn't really changed over time is the radio. There has always been radios, even before Tvs came out. Sure, right now there are fancy ones that are portable, smaller, and more hi-tech. But the use of a radio has always been was to listen the radio. It is for your entertainment use. But something that has seriously changed rapidly are,obviously, computers! Imagine, it first started as a typewriter. Then,as time moves forward, you could do little things; like typing on Word. Also, it was a huge giant box! Now, we can instantly have our answers with Google,go on all types of webs, can Im or email, go on facebook, watch videos, and play games! There are sooo many uses of a computer now! Also, there are now portable computers - "laptops" of all kinds and your advanced phones are even mini-computers!
One item in my house that has not change very much is actually the light bulb, although they have gotten smaller and brighter, they still produce light through electricity. Some light bulbs have changed to be earth-friendly but even though they are helping the earth, they are still doing the same job. Another item that has change drastically is the computer, computers used to be giant, black and white, and had one program and a bunch of small white letters that you have to type in a code to actually make progress and try to figure out what you're trying to do. Computers have gotten much smaller, faster, more organized, and they definitely have much more information that you can access easily.
One item in my house that hasn't changed a lot is the refrigerator. Maybe it's fancier, and has more cabinets to put food in, but the only thing its been able to do ever since it was invented was to keep food cold. What people could do is make a refrigerator with an oven or microwave attached to it. Then you wouldn't have to go around looking all over the place for three different things. But in 50-60 years, the only thing that people have added to the refrigerator besides making it look better, was put in more cabinets. If America wants to become more technological, then at least add something very useful to the refrigerator.
Something that has never changed is the microwave. It still functions the same as it always has. You press a button, and the food gets heated. One thing that has changed drastically is the TV. When it was first invented, it was in black and white and had only a couple of channels. Now, we have thousands of channels and Color HD.
One item that hasn't changed as much as other things is the vacuum. There are advertisements that brag that their vacuum cleaner sucks up dirt, stains, etc. the best and most efficient, and that every changed they make to a standard vacuum is a breakthrough piece of technology. But, their vacuum is just still sucking up dirt.
Computers have advanced the most since my parents were kids. It used to be a big, heavy moniter and hard drive. Next was e-mail. Then came flat moniters and speakers were added. Next, laptops without and wires (I don't know if this was the actual order of advancement but you get the idea.) Now laptops are less than an inch thick and phones and other devices that have almost all the same functions, are smaller than your palm. All this changed so quickly because the world is growing and changing quickly, and technology needs to keep up.
The one item in my house that has not changed that much is the oven. It might be more sophisticated now then when it was invented but it still does the same thing, cook food. It might have more setting now though. Even though it has evolved a little bit, the oven still has the same purpose. The thing that has changed the most in my opinion is the cell phone. I hear stories about how big they used to be and how annoying they were to carry around. Nowadays, they are able to fit in your pocket and some are even to go on the internet. When they were first invented the only thing that they could do was call. Now they can do so much more!
One thing that has not changed much is the radio. It still plays music or talk shows. You still have to set it to a specific number to hear specific music/people. You still have to be in a certain place to get that place's signal. Something that has changed a lot is the computer. Before, it used to be about the size of a gym and you might have to wait hours for information. Now, it can fit in your lap and you can search up information on Google in 0.1 - 0.2 seconds (I actually tried this). The reason this has changed is because people wanted easier access to computers and they wanted to get information faster. Things are much less complicated about computers. Some computers before were connected by tons of wires, now some have none at all. So, the computer has been improved a whole lot since it was first created. This is the same with many other technological devices. Things are changing, whether we want them to or not.
One item in my house that has changed over the years is the TV that my dad has. We used to have a small box with a screen. Now we have a plasma screen. The functions stayed the same, we still use it to watch TV, movies and play games, but it has gotten nicer. One thing that has drastically changed is gaming system. I used to only be able to play GAMEBOY and that was not the best gaming system. Now we have a Wii, which we can make the players move by using the controller. It is important for items to change, because it is in human nature to want bigger and better things. When we get bigger and better things, we can do things easier, therefore getting things done faster and in a bigger quantity.
One item in my house that has drastically changed is the computer. When I think back to when computers were first invented it so surprising that I have 3 in my house! Computers used to way a ton and need a huge amount of energy to operate. When we use it we don't even need to think about how hard it would be to find things without the computer. I could have to search for hours in books instead I just Google it!
One thing in my house that has not changed to drastically over time was the telephone. Though they used to be attached to a wall and you couldn't move with them, they still do the same thing. They have improved but still work similarly and efficiently.
One item that has changed a lot, but still functions in almost, if not the, exact same way is the refrigerator. It has gotten bigger, and probably more dependable, but has always done the same thing: keeps things cool. It probably will not change for a very long time into the future, except get bigger and bigger.
An appliance in our house that has changed very drastically over the years is the computer. From having took around 30 min. to an hour or more to load an internet browser, to having everything open immediately. The first computers were as big as a room and weighed around a ton. For the first semi-modern computers it was just a blank screen where you had to type a very specific command to do anything. That is how computers have changed so drastically.
One Item in my house that has changed drastically is my Cell Phone. It used to be gigantic and have a giant antenna on it. Now my phone can check my E-mail, search the web, and play games. Just in the past year or two have phones been able to search the web and most phones were not touchscreen. (now they are).
An Item that has not changed very much is my house itself. Houses have been built for hundreds and thousands of years and they remain the same basic dining room, living room, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms. Houses have not changed much at all.
One thing that has not changed very much is a shower. It might have changed the way it is heated up, but it is still the same basics. It has a place for the water to come in and out of. One thing that has changed a lot is a cell phone. They used to be huge, and you would need to carry around a big battery. Also, there used to be no cell phone that could text. Now the cell phone can fit in your pocket, and it has a keyboard for texting.
One item in my house that has not changed very much over time is a bed. I know that a very long time ago, there wasn't even a concept of a bed didn't even exist. But it has existed for a while, and from then on there hasn't been much of a differnece. Although, not they come in different sizes, are different colors, or can be taller or shorter depending on your preference, but the whole concept is the same.
One thing that has changed drastically is the TV. It used to be old and in a box shape, was black and white and had very few channels. Now my TV at home has over 1000 channels, On Demand, HD, a DVR and many other features. They've changed so much that now there is a 3D TV.
So, something that hasn't changed very much is bad and something that has changed drastically is the TV.
An item in my house that hasn't changed very much is the refrigerator. i know when my parents were young they had refrigerators, they still keep your milk cold, they haven't changed very much at all. The only major thing that changed is that they dispense ice. other then that they just keep stuff cold. One thing that has changed is the temperature control. you can make your house freezing cold, and make your house as hot as a hot tub. i know that back then there was some sort of control of temperature, but there is much more control over temperature now.
I have noticed something in my house that has barely changed over a very long period of time. This would be the toaster-oven. It's design is so simple, yet so effective. You put a piece of toast in, set the time you would like it to be cooked for, and it pops up when the toast is ready. It is so simple that it is hard to make it better. Something that has changed in a monumental way is computers. Back in the day, computers used to just be able to put green text on an otherwise black background. Now, they have elaborate interfaces with interesting images, and tons of amazing applications that do innumerable amounts of unbelievable feats.
In my house there have been many changes but one thing that has not changed is my refrigerator. My refrigerator has been with my family for as long as when I was not even born. One thing that has drastically changed were TVs from black and white with knobs with only 7 channels that need an antenna to high definition and color with cable boxes and recording and netflix.
One thing in my place of living that has changed drastically is information storage facility. When my parents were my age, almost all information was recorded and kept trapped in the pages of a text book. Today, while I LOVE a good book, most info is kept on software or the occasional hardware flashdrive. However, blenders have stayed the same throughout the ages, the few buttons that have been added aren't that big of a change compared to the raw evolution of the other kitchen utensils.
One item in my house that hasn't changed very much over the years is our dishwasher. The entire purpose of the dishwasher was to, wash dishes. They still work pretty much the same today as they did in the 1950s. You simply place the dishes, silverware, etc. on the racks, and put detergent in the hole, close, turn it on, and soon your dishes will be clean! Now dishwashers have different cleaning modes and it is much quieter and faster than before, but the main purpose stays the same. An item in my house that has changed very much is the computer! When computers first came out they took up a whole room and had small screens and were very uncommon among regular people. Even in the 1990s, computers were still very basic but much smaller, but technology was not even half as advanced as ours is now! Now we have cameras inside many computers, millions of software for them, and have Laptops that can be taken anywhere.
the last anonymous comment about the dishwashers and computers was by me, Emma.
sorry Mrs. Kosh!
Well, what about the air conditioner? We still have the same name, it has the same mechanics, but it's gone from a big hunking block that cooled the part of the room it was positioned in to a small fan that conditions the whole room. It's changed a lot but in some ways, it's still the same.
Something that has changed a lot is computers. There are all SORTS of computers, from a netbook to a PC to a Macbook. In the beginning, the computer was as big as a gymnasium. Now, it's about the size of your lap, maybe even smaller for netbooks. Plus, as Becca said, the internet used to be a hassle, but you can get on the internet now in what, 0.1 seconds? Maybe?
So, with the Kindle and the Nook and whatever else is out now for virtual books, they devastate the book market, showing that people like cheap, easily accessible books, and not "dusty", "outdated", and dog-eared books.
Commenting on what Becca said, saying that we have become more impatient and lazy so the internet had to change is like saying that smoking is caused by lung cancer. We have become impatient and lazy BECAUSE THE INTERNET HAS BECOME FASTER.
The phones in my house have changed, but also stayed the same. We went from having phones that were connected to the base to phones that we could take anywhere in the house. We also are now able to have Caller I.D. and we also have the ability to make our phone say "Call from ________" through caller I.D.. I think that this piece of technology has changed, but not drastically because although we have new things we can do with it, it is still basically the same idea.
Something that has changed drastically in my house is the T.V.. They used to be little boxes with antenna that showed picture in black and white. It showed about 10 channels and one time. The remote control used to be attached to it and you had to get up to change the channel. Now we have improved our T.V. into large, sometimes thin, screens that show color picture. They broadcast more than 1000 channels if you get a service like OnDemand or NetFlix. We also have remotes that have some many buttons and, in my opinion, most people don't even know what half of the buttons do.
I don't think it was necessary to change some technology as drastically as they were changed. Now, because these items were made better and more useful, most people probably don't think they can life without them.
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