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3000 BCE
ABACUS
It was invented because of the need of calculating large numbers. The invention of the abacus would also lead to the invention of the computer in the future.It is also one of the biggest steps in education. (image by stephaniecraig.net from Pixabay) -
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PAPER
was made in China. The invention of paper led to radical changes in education with the permanent, reproducible and portable
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1450
PRINTING PRESS
It was invented by Johannes Gutenberg. Thanks to the printing press, written sources like texts, books become available for education purposes.
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CHALKBOARD
is found by mathematics teacher, George Baron, to convey complicated formulas and information to a larger audience on the larger space to write.
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RADIO
When the BBC (The British Broadcasting Corporation) started to make educational radio programs for schools, radio become a part of education. With various educational programs, audio teaching has also been introduced in education, therefore students who are prone to audio learning benefited the most.
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FILM STRIP PROJECTOR
Films and educational videos were watched in classrooms with more viewers and a wider view. Also, using these projectors made learning easier than past (Amin, R. & Azim, M. & Kalam, A., 2018).
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SKINNER'S TEACHING MACHINE
It was invented by behaviour scientist B.F. Skinner. Thanks to this machine, individuality was added to students' work pace. (image by dbostrom from Pixabay) -
TELEVISION
was very effective learning tool for students who were auditory and visual learners. On the other hand, it is used in education both for students and for general adult education (Bates, 2015).
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WHITEBOARD
replaced the chalkboards that were used for the same purpose.
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COMPUTER
Computer-assisted teaching were included in the education. Also, students began to have their own computers. (image by cfd from CC) -
SMARTBOARD
Interactive boards have greatly influenced the era. Smartboards use to integrate internet and education to enhance education. (image by Wesley Fryer from CC) -
WORLD WIDE WEB
helped internet users "to create and link documents, videos or other digital media, without the need for the end-user to transcribe everything into some form of computer code" ( Bates, 2015). (image by jmexclusives from Pixabay) -
LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
It means courseware delivery systems. "LMSs provide an online teaching environment, where content can be loaded and organized." (Firmin & Genesi, 2013, p.1611) Examples can be visual tools, interactive assignments etc.
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EDTECH APPS
which are easy to access and assist education enables students make learning more efficient.
These apps can be for note taking, translation, online tests, social learning platforms, visual creation like infographic etc. (image by systemsipad from Pixabay) -
REFERENCES
Bates, A.W. (2015). Teaching in a digital age: Guidelines for designing teaching and learning. Vancouver BC: Tony Bates Associates Ltd.
Firmin, M. W., & Genesi, D. J. (2013). History and implementation of classroom technology, Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 93, 1603 – 1617.
Amin, R. & Azim, M. & Kalam, A. (2018). The benefit of using multimedia projector in english language teaching classroom, International Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 3(1), p. 62-76.