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PLATO
PLATO (Programmable Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations), first computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system was introduced. -
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FIRST DECADE
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TYPEWRITER
IBM introduces the Magnetic Tape/Selectric Typewriter. The typewriter was used in the classroom to stimulate children's interest in spelling, composition and reading. -
MAINFRAME & MINICOMPUTERS
Some schools were outfitted with mainframes and minicomputers but for mostly administrative use. -
TEXAS CALCULATOR
Texas instruments develops the first hand-held calculator. -
Sesame Street
Sesame Street, a children's program, made its debut on the National Educational Television network. -
ARPANET
The forerunner to the internet, Arpanet, goes LIVE -
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SECOND DECADE
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MICROCOMPUTERS
Intel's first microprocessor and microcomputer was developed. Digitalized books can be downloaded into PDAs. -
VHS
JVC introduced VHS format video cassette recorder. This was used in the classroom to show educational shows in the classroom. -
COMMODORE
Commodore releases the VIC-20 home computer as the successor to the Commodore PET personal computer. Intended to be a less expensive alternative to the PET, the VIC-20 was highly successful, becoming the first computer to sell more than a million units. Commodore even used Star Trek television star William Shatner in advertisements. -
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THIRD DECADE
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FLOPPY DISK
Sony introduced the first 3 ½-inch floppy drives and diskettes which were used to store small sizes of data from work done using the computer. This is an important way to record gained in the classroom. -
APPLE LISA
Lisa is the first commercial personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). It was thus an important milestone in computing as soon Microsoft Windows and the Apple Macintosh would soon adopt the GUI as their user interface, making it the new paradigm for personal computing. -
MICROSOFT WORD
Microsoft announces Word, originally called Multi-Tool Word. It competed with WordPerfect for market share as a word processing program, and it was not until Microsoft Word for Windows was introduced in 1989 that it became a global standard. Students use Word as a tool to type out their documents and have it saved or printed. -
CDROM
For music, the CD (Compact Disk) had come out in 1981. For data, the big date is 1984 when Phillips introduces the CD-ROM (the last part stands for Read Only Memory). It was mostly used in the classroom to run new programs. -
FLASH MEMORY
Fujio Masuoka invents flash memory in 1984 while working for Toshiba. Capable of being erased and re-programmed multiple times, flash memory quickly gained a loyal following in the computer memory industry. -
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FOURTH DECADE
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INTERNET
The internet and the WWW begins to catch on as schools create web pages -
WEBQUEST
Classroom Connect offers educational WebQuest for classroom all over the world -
DVD
The Digital Video Disc (DVD) format is introduced, and its storage capacity is a huge increase over the common compact disc (CD). DVDs came in both read-only and read-write formats, and were widely adopted in the film industry for consumer releases of movies. Due to better quality than VHS, it was used in the classroom to show educational shows. -
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FIFTH DECADE
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MOODLE
An open source management system that was introduced to provide educators, administrators and learners with a single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalized learning environments. -
YOUTUBE
YouTube was founded and came online. YouTube is a repository of information that can be used for teachers to teach students or for students to use as a self-learning tool. -
MOOC
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free online courses available for anyone to enroll. MOOCs provide an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills, advance your career and deliver quality educational experiences at scale. -
WIFI
The internet is accessed through wireless devices. In the classroom, learning can take place any where on the compound where there is an access point and not just the computer lab. -
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SIXTH DECADE
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CLOUD-BASED TECH
Google classroom has made in education or the benefits provided to education institutions by Office 365, both Google and Microsoft understand the value in cloud technology. Since both these platforms are provided as a free technology for educators. -
GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Although created in 2014, the platform became popular in this year due to Corona. Google Classroom allowed for students and teachers to meet virtually so that learning will continue