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Visual Media
Visual media became widely accepted and because of this we have audio-visual media texts. As time as moved forward, this form of communication has became increasingly popular. -
Learning by Radio
Radio programs in 1920 sparked a new wave of learning. -
AECT begins
Audio-visual media communications centered around radio. Members are made up of educators who are committed to improve education through technology. -
Programmed Learning: Part I
Sidney Pressey designed a teaching machine for teaching purpose. This machine was for teaching rote and drill learning. -
Educational Films
The use of films became helpful for instructional material. Slides and filmstrips were some of the early instructional media used. -
Pressey's Paper
Sidney Pressey published his first paper on his teaching machines in schools. It was stated that the student must remain active with the machine and not to let the machine make the student the tool. -
The 1st Instructional TV program
The University of Iowa was the first school to use television in education. This continued until 1939 then other schools widely began using television. -
The Impact of the Turing Machine
The Turing machine is the cornerstone of the modern theory of computation. -
Alan Turing
A British mathematician, often known as the founder of computer science, developed the Turing machine. -
ITEEA
The International Technology and Engineering Educators Association was established. Focuses on schools preparing students for the work force. -
ENIAC
The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator was introduced in Philadelphia -
The Impact of the ENIAC
The ENIAC was the largest single electronic application in the world. -
First Electric Computers
The Atanasoff-Berry Computer was the first electronic computer. It was created by John Atanasoff and his assistant Clifford Berry. -
Commercial Stations: I
Instructional Television was initiated on commercial stations because educational stations were concerned with finances and staffing. -
Flight Simulators
MIT used flight simulators to instruct and train pilots. -
Videotapes
Videotapes arrived on the scene in 1951. VHS help create a new and exciting method of instruction. -
Ed TV
Educational TV can be marked as beginning on May 25th, 1953 when KUHT in Houston, Texas began broadcasting. -
Instructional Television
Began to receive serious attention from educational broadcasters. -
Sputnik
On October 4th, 1957 the former Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I, the world's first artificial satellite was the size of a basketball. -
Programmed Learning: Part II
B.F. Skinner popularized Sidney Pressey's method of programmed learning. It involved features where learners are exposed to small amounts of information and proceed to move to the next piece quickly. -
Texas Instruments
In 1958, Texas Instruments began manufacturing circuits on one piece of silicon. -
Mainframe Computer Systems
First use in public schools taught New York elementary students binary arithmetic. -
Instructional Television: II
Almost every course in the public school, college, or university curriculum was being taught by either open or closed circuit TV. -
COBOL
The Common Business Oriented Language was developed by a team drawn from several computer manufacturers and the Pentagon. -
COBOL Program
COBOL was the first package program which were sold by the Computer Science Corporation. -
CAD & Sketchpad
In 1963, CAD & Sketchpad were first introduced and a patent was received on the mouse pointing device. -
IBM & Floppy Disks
IBM began producing Floppy Disks in 1967 -
The First Microprocessor Chip
Intel developed the 4004 4-bit central processing unit. This chip was made available to the public and used throughout the 1970s. -
The Pocket Calculator
Kilby, Marymoor, and Van Tasel invented the electronic pocket calculator in 1972. They worked for Texas Instruments. -
Scantrons
The Scantron system of testing was introduced by Michael Sokolski in 1972. This allowed educators to grade tests more quickly and efficiently. -
The First Personal Computer Sold
Powered by an Intel 8080 chip, the first personal computer (PC) was introduced and sold worldwide. The computer was the Altair 8800. -
MS DOS
1975 saw the introduction of the MS DOS Operating System. -
Apple's First Computer
Steve Job's, the co-founder of Apple, created the first Apple computer, the "Apple I." He created this computer in his parents' garage. -
Personal Computers for Schools
The first personal computers entered schools in 1977. Commodore produced the first computers that entered schools. These computers helped students share a network that made it possible to print and use disk drives. -
ISTE
The International Society for Technology in Education focused primarily on both instructional and support applications of computers. -
NECC
The National Education Computing Conference was created by mainframe programming enthusiasts from universities nationwide. The first conference was held in 1979. -
LOGO
LOGO was the first language specifically designed to enable children to learn by discovery. -
Seymour Papert
In 1980, Seymour Papert introduced LOGO, an educational programming tool for children -
IBM's First PC
IBM's first personal computer used Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system. This PC revolutionized business computing by becoming the first PC to gain widespread attention throughout the industry. -
TIME Magazine
TIME magazine named the computer "Man of the Year" in 1982. When Steve Jobs found out, he cried. -
Mac Computer
In 1984, Apple first introduced the Macintosh Computer. -
The World Wide Web
British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web to help share information. -
Windows 3.0
In 1990, Windows 3.0 was developed and network systems were introduced. It was the first successful version of Windows. It was able to rival Apple's Macintosh. -
Windows 3.1
In 1992, Windows 3.1, the Pentium Processor by Intel and HP laser jet printers were all introduced. -
PDAs
The first Personal Digital Assistants were released by Apple Computer in 1993. These devices combined telephone, fax, and networking all in one singular device. They were very popular. -
Windows 95
1995 saw the introduction of Windows 95. It was developed my Microsoft. This was the successor of Windows 3.1 which also was received with positive reviews. -
Computers in the Schools
By 2000, there is one computer for every five students in school.
