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3000 BCE
Papyrus
The Egyptian papyrus emerged in about 3000 BC and almost every 'book' in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome was made of papyrus. This had the great advantage of being portable and readily available, so making information more easily shared and circulated. (https://www.conquermaths.com/news/post/index/145/Papyrus-to-Pencils-History-of-Education-Technology-Part-1
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Period: 300 to 1400
Parchment
Parchment became the most popular writing surface from the 4th to the 15th Cen AD, and it's properties meant you could make a proper book with soft pages, meaning large amounts of information were now portable - and permanent. (https://www.conquermaths.com/news/post/index/145/Papyrus-to-Pencils-History-of-Education-Technology-Part-1) -
1439
Printing Press
A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium, thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods and accelerated the process. Typically used for texts, the invention and global spread of the printing press was one of the most influential events in the second millennium. (https://www.wikizeroo.org/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvUHJpbnRpbmdfcHJlc3M
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Horn-Book
Wooden paddles with printed lessons; typically with an alphabet and religious verse to help children learn how to write. (https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/03/a-wonderful-visual-timeline-of-history.html
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QWERTY
Christopher Sholes developes a machine to print to alphabet. (https://www.slideshare.net/TicsUmg/history-ofeducationaltechnologytimeline
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Magic Lantern
Printed images on glass frames are projected on the walls in darkened classrooms. (https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/03/a-wonderful-visual-timeline-of-history.html) -
School Slate and Chalkboard
In use for over 100 years, the school slate helped students work (and reworked) problems. It's larger cousin, the chalkboard, is still used in classrooms today. (https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/03/a-wonderful-visual-timeline-of-history.html
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Educational Broadcasting
Educational broadcasting refers to Television Programming and Radio Programming providing or related to courses of study. Educational broadcasting can be received in the home or in an educational institution. (https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/educational-broadcasting
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Radio
Radio was developed for educational use not long after the formation of the BBC in 1922 and has been used for educational purposes all around the world ever since. It is cheap,was the earliest form of mass information distribution and can be accessed in remote areas. (https://www.conquermaths.com/news/post/index/145/Papyrus-to-Pencils-History-of-Education-Technology-Part-1
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Television
The use of film for classroom instruction became obsolete with the arrival of the television set. (https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/03/a-wonderful-visual-timeline-of-history.html
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Personal Computer
The computer introduced a way to teach students about the realities of 19th century pioneer life courtesy of the Oregon Trall -one of the educational video games adopted by schools. (https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/03/a-wonderful-visual-timeline-of-history.html
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The World Wide Web (WWW)
The World Wide Web, commonly known as the Web, is an information system where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs). It has been central to the development of the Information Age and is the primary tool billions of people use to interact on the Internet.(https://www.wikizeroo.org/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvV29ybGRfV2lkZV9XZWI
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