I love technology! I remember being taught what a slide rule was as a seven or eight year old. My dad pulled it out one day while I was checking my math homework with the calculator. He explained how it worked and told me that it was his “calculator” when he was in school. I took a look at the thing, with all its confusing measurement indicators, and immediately felt lucky to have my own calculator, which didn't look as complicated as his old ruler. From that moment on I remember that my father always taught me that technology was a useful tool that could help me in my learning process. Throughout my young life he provided me with many technical toys and computer games that helped me learn things like basic math and reading. He thought that if I enjoyed learning, I would always want to learn. It also helped me gain a knowledge of computers that I still find useful today. Thanks to the amount of technology in my family that I grew up with, I feel comfortable with it today. It has become part of my identity...