Today's Reading
In the book, Alfred used this device to let his mother know that he needed her to pick him up from the pool.
a telephone booth
What device did people use to take photos before you could do this on your phone?
Telephone or Telegraph?
telegraph: 1843 <--
telephone: 1876
What it's called when you are typing and want to erase something.
delete
2 x 0 =
If a person was not able to use a telephone, what is another way they could communicate with someone?
writing a letter
The first cell phone was heavy and weight a bit more than this number of pounds.
2
Rotary Phone or Push Button Phone
rotary phone: 1892 <--
push button phone: 1941
When you are texting and someone says something funny, you might respond with these three letters to let them know.
LOL
5 x 2 =
The dial on a rotary phone is this shape.
circle
This is the kind of phone that needs to be plugged into a wire or cable to work.
landline
Computer or Telephone?
telephone: 1876 <--
computer: 1943
What does this symbol mean: @
at
4 x 4 =
16
This kind of phone call allowed people to listen in on other people's conversations (whether you wanted them to or not!)
party line
The early phones didn't have phone numbers. You had to call this person, who would connect their phone to who they were wanting to call.
operator
Amazon or YouTube?
Amazon: 1994 <--
You Tube: 2005and
6 x 4 =
24
Before cell phone, people sent these when they were traveling and wanted to stay in touch with people.
post cards
Before cell phones, you would use these to call someone when you were in a public place.
pay phone
Tablet or iPad?
tablet: 1987 <--
iPad: 1998
This is a secret word that you want to keep private to log onto an app.
password
7 x 3 =
21