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100,000 BCE
ORAL COMMUNUCATION ERA
Human communication was initiated with the origin of speech approximately 100,000 BCE. Symbols were developed about 30,000 years ago. -
30,000 BCE
Cave Drawings
Education dates back to prehistoric times. In those times people learn by drawing onto cave walls -
3000 BCE
WRITTEN COMMUNUCATION ERA
Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. With the cuneiform system, information began to be transferred more easily. -
510 BCE
Pythagoras Academy
Pythagoras academy was the first formal education academy in the history. It was founded by the philosopher Pythagoras. Students were taught in an open classroom setting where they learned philosophy, science and mathematics. -
105
Paper
Paper made in China and started to use in education. -
382
Manuscript Transcription
Manuscript transcription was developed as a writing standard in Europe so that the Latin alphabet could be easily recognized by the literate class from different regions. -
1400
Horn Books and Wooden Paddles
Horn books and wooden paddles were popular during the Colonial Era to help students learn. -
1450
Printing Machines
In1450, Gutenberg invented the printing machine. This allowed more books to be published and used by learners. -
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Public Education
In the 1600s was when public education started to be available. -
Blackboard/ Chalk Slates
Erasable slates, a cheap but durable substitute for costly paper and ink, had been in use for centuries. Students could practice reading and writing and math on their slates, in the classroom or at home. I used chalk slates when I was in elementary school. -
Mimeograph
The mimeograph was invented. It is the earliest form of technology useful for producing classroom materials. -
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AUDIOVISUAL AGE
Audiovisual education has developed rapidly since the 1920s by drawing on new technologies of communication, most recently the computer. -
Radio
Radios became the thing that everyone need in their classroom to help teacher the kids. As a kid in my elementary school we never used radios. -
Overhead Projectors
overhead projectors are starting to be used in schools and thus the first interactive classrooms have started to form. -
COMPUTER AGE - NEW MEDIA AGE ( IT's)
The computer age also known as ''the information age'', '' digital age'' or '' Silicon Age'' the first digital electronic computer was designed in the U.S., called the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC). This marks the first time a computer is able to store information on its main memory, and is capable of performing one operation every 15 seconds, according to the book "Birthing the Computer (opens in new tab)" (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016) -
The Filmstrip Projector
The NFB(National Film Board of Canada) began producing educational material after the end of World War II.
The NFB produced its first filmstrips in 1943. Initially, they were used as educational and training tools for the military, but their amazing potential as a learning resource for the classroom was quickly apparent.
(https://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2021/09/22/back-to-the-future-or-a-short-history-of-the-filmstrip-curators-perspective/)
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HEADPHONES
Headphones are started to use language classes. So students understand foreign words clearly. -
Skinner's Learning Machine
Skinner created called learning machine. It was self-paced instruction that provides positive feedback when the students give the correct answers. And it was the first form of computer-based learning. -
Photocopier
Photocopier machines started to use. It enabled to the copying of necessary items more than one in a short time. -
TELEVISION
Television had contributed significantly to the transfer of knowledge among people. So some channels have specialized in education and teach scientific lessons, also touch people in literature and history. -
Hand-Held Calculator
The calculator was slow to be adapted by teachers as they feared it wouldundermine time-tested basic skills such as counting on fingers. -
Scantron
The scantron system enabled educators to grade tests more quickly and efficiently. -
LAPTOP
Laptop helps the teachers in engaging students in classwork, planning for the lessons and observing group communication.
Teacher, educators and learners use the laptop in searching in anywhere and about different subjects.They may use it for analyzing information or taking notes or other purpose. -
Satellite Technology
Satellite technology started to broadcast educational programs to local students -
Powerpoint
Microsoft Powerpoint began to be used. Students enhanced the opportunity for teaching and learning by visual presentations. -
Smart Board Interactive Whiteboard
It was the first interactive whiteboard to provide touch control of computer applications. -
Internet
The internet slowly entered into homes and educational institutions. By 1998 almost every learning institution in the USA had a computer and internet connection. -
Youtube
%94 of schools had a classroom with internet access. Also, Youtube started and it has been using by Khan Academy for recorded voice-over lectures since then. -
iTunes
Apple created iTunes to become a portal where videos and other digital materials on university teaching. -
iPad/ Tablets
Tablets and Ipads introduced and started to use in education. -
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