Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs can be separated into these three groups: Basic needs, Psychological needs, and Self-fulfillment needs. Basic needs are separated into two categories the Physiological needs and Safety needs. The physiological needs include food, water, warmth, and rest. My experience with the physiological needs are similar to everyone in my opinion. Everyone uses technology to pay for food, water, and heating bills. I use technology as an alarm to wake up in the morning and to time my break while I’m at work. Safety needs include security and safety. I use technology to arm the security alarms at my house to ensure that it is secured while I’m away. I believe that safety is a direct result of security. Psychological needs are separated into two categories the Esteem needs and the Belongingness and love needs. The esteem needs include prestige and feeling of accomplishment. My technology experience with esteem needs involves passing tests or exams that are on the computer. I was on the robotics team in middle school and my team was able to put the yoga ball into the tower and the other team couldn’t. That was an impressive accomplishment and I’m still proud of that. The belongingness and love needs include intimate relationships and friends. I use technology to see what my friends are up to and how they are doing. Social media is the primary way I have any idea of what my friends are doing in their lives. Self-fulfillment needs contain one category and it is Self-actualization. Self-actualization includes achieving one’s full potential, including creative activities. I use technology to improve myself to better understand the people around me and people all over the world. I use technology to learn about the struggles and success of people and the importance of those struggles and successes. I use technology to create new things and share them with my friends.