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700 BCE
Quill Pen
-It is a pen made from a bird feather.
(https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/the-evolution-of-learning-technology/) -
300 BCE
Abacus
-Heroduts first wrote about the abacus in 480 BC.
-The Ancient Egyptians also used it as a counting mechanism and for trade.
(https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/the-evolution-of-learning-technology/) -
1100
Slate Board
-A slate was a book sized chalkboard used by students in early schools for every subject. The student would write on the slate to practice spelling, handwriting, language arts, and math.
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1400
Printing Press
-It is a device that allows for the mass production of uniform printed matter, mainly text in the form of books, pamphlets and newspapers.
(history.com/topics/inventions/printing-press)
-Invented by German Johannes Gutenberg.
-His new invention made copying documents much easier and accessible to more people.
(https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/the-evolution-of-learning-technology/) -
The Hornbook
-The hornbook was one of the first forms of educational technology used to aid in teaching reading in American schools.
-Wooden paddles with printed lessons.
-Used in early childhood education. (http://institute-of-progressive-education-and-learning.org/a-history-of-education-technology/) -
The Magic Lantern
-It was the earliest form of slide projector.
(https://www.magiclanternsociety.org/about-magic-lanterns/)
-Projected images printed on glass plates and showed them in darkened rooms to students.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6WqA4wRPZE) -
The Chalkboard
-It is a delivery system that allows students to connect with professors and other students.
(https://sites.google.com/site/edfnproject305/history-1600-1900/slates) -
Internet
-The internet begins to provide services and advertising using web pages.
(https://www.slideshare.net/PabloRuggiero/history-of-educational-technology-ppt?qid=3b6fce0c-e183-448e-932e-92acfa7c8806&v=&b=&from_search=10) -
Lead Pencils
-Around the turn of the 20th century mass produced pencils and paper become readily available, gradually replacing the school slate.
(http://institute-of-progressive-education-and-learning.org/a-history-of-education-technology/) -
The First Calculator
-To help educate people numbers,
-It was patented in Japon.
(https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/the-evolution-of-learning-technology/) -
The Stereoscope
-It allowed 3D imagery to show to students.
-It represented images of events and people of the past .
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJejENZuybs&t=112s)
-The three dimensional devices, which were popular in home parlors, were sold to schools featuring educational sets containing hundreds of images.
(The three dimensional devices, which were popular in home parlors, were sold to schools featuring educational sets containing hundreds of images.) -
Educational Radio Programs
-Radio was heralded as a tool that would revolutionize classroom teaching.
(http://institute-of-progressive-education-and-learning.org/a-history-of-education-technology/) -
Overhead Projector
-In the 1930’s the overhead projector was widely used by the U. S. Military to train forces during World War II and eventually the device spread to schools.
(http://institute-of-progressive-education-and-learning.org/a-history-of-education-technology/) -
Typewriter
-The typewriter is the one form of mechanical technology that has penetrated and been used by large numbers of students over several decades. This use, however, has generally been limited to “business” classes that focus specifically on teaching students how to type.
(http://institute-of-progressive-education-and-learning.org/a-history-of-education-technology/) -
Mimeograph
Hand-crinked copies helped teachers spread homework to the entire class.
(https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/03/a-wonderful-visual-timeline-of-history.html) -
Computers
-Computers were first used in education in the 1960s in a way that was intended to individualize instruction.
(http://institute-of-progressive-education-and-learning.org/a-history-of-education-technology/) -
Television
-Interest in educational applications of televisions was revived when a private, for-profit company began marketing an educational channel directly to schools.
(http://institute-of-progressive-education-and-learning.org/a-history-of-education-technology/) -
Whiteboards
Whiteboards are invented to replace the chalkboard.
(https://elearninginfographics.com/timeline-of-educational-technology-in-schools-infographic/) -
Touch Typing Software
Mavis Beacon Taeches typing is devolep and popularized in schools.
(https://elearninginfographics.com/timeline-of-educational-technology-in-schools-infographic/) -
Laptop
Laptops are introduced and eventually utilized as teaching tools.
(https://elearninginfographics.com/timeline-of-educational-technology-in-schools-infographic/) -
CD-ROM
-Became predominant form of storage.
(https://elearninginfographics.com/timeline-of-educational-technology-in-schools-infographic/) -
Smartboards
-The chalkboard got a facelift with the whiteboard. That got turned into a more interactive system that uses a touch-sensitive white screen, a projector and a computer.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6WqA4wRPZE) -
Microsoft Windows
Gates III launched the first version of Microsoft.
(https://www.slideshare.net/PabloRuggiero/history-of-educational-technology-ppt?qid=3b6fce0c-e183-448e-932e-92acfa7c8806&v=&b=&from_search=10) -
Youtube
-YouTube was launched in 2005 and has since become a go-to source for entertainment, learning, and information for billions of people around the world.
(https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/just-for-fun/innovations-in-education/) -
iPads
- million iPads are used in US schools (https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/03/a-wonderful-visual-timeline-of-history.html)
