Entries 1900 to 1950

By edad901

  • QWERTY Keyboard

    QWERTY Keyboard
    This system is still used today on keyboards and devices in the classroom. This was the first typewriter introduced by Christopher L. Sholes.

  • Chalkboard

    Chalkboard
    Small blackboards that could be written on with chalk.

  • Steroscope

    Steroscope
    A 3 dimensional viewing tool used at home and in school to illustrate prints during lectures.

  • Radio

    Radio
    The radio revolutionized distance learning.

  • Overhead Projector

    Overhead Projector
    Like a film or slide projector uses light to project and enlarge images on the screen.

  • Filmstrip Projector

    Filmstrip Projector
    A form of still image instructional media once commonly used by educators in primary and secondary schools (k-12).

  • Mimeograph

    Mimeograph
    Common technology used to print small quantities as in office work, classroom materials, and church bulletins.

  • Learning Labs

    Learning Labs
    Learning Labs is where students would listen to instructions in a different language and practice mastery through repetition

  • Headphones

    Headphones
    Headphones aided in listening labs with the learning of foreign languages through repetition.

  • IBM 650

    IBM 650
    Became the first commercially available digital computer with memory on magnetic drum