When I was in 9th grade, I thought the Pythagorean theorem was really interesting, but sometimes it was hard to understand. Thankfully, technology helped me learn better. Here are a few ways it did that:

1. Interactive Software: Programs like GeoGebra made it easy to see right triangles. You can create a triangle, change its sides, and watch how those changes affect the others. This helped me understand the relationship in the theorem, which says $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$, where $c$ is the longest side, called the hypotenuse.

2. Graphing Calculators: Using graphing calculators let me plot points and see right triangles on a grid. This not only gave me a clear picture but also helped me figure out distances and angles in different problems.

3. Online Tutorials: I found a lot of videos and websites that explained the theorem with real-life examples, like building and navigation. These examples made the math feel important and exciting.

4. Apps and Games: There are many math apps that make learning about the Pythagorean theorem fun. They turn problems into games, which kept me interested and made it easier to relate to the theorem.

In short, technology changed my experience with the Pythagorean theorem from being just a math problem to something interactive and useful!