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History of EdTech

  • 400 BCE

    Beginning of Written Communication

    Beginning of Written Communication
    Written documents existed in ancient Greece.
  • 1100

    The Coming of Slate Boards

    The Coming of Slate Boards
    Slate boards were used in use in India.
  • 1200

    Scrolled Manuscripts

    Scrolled Manuscripts
    Scrolled manuscripts handwritten by monks are found
  • 1400

    Printing Press

    Printing Press
    The invention of the printing press in Europe.
  • Blackboards/Chalkboards

    Blackboards/Chalkboards
    Blackboards/Chalkboards became used in schools.
  • BBC

    BBC
    The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began broadcasting educational radio programs for schools.
  • Television

    Television
    Television was first used in education for schools and for general adult education.
  • Satellite Broadcasting

    Satellite Broadcasting
    Satellite broadcasting started to become available.
  • WWW

    WWW
    The World Wide Web formally launched.
  • Mosaic

    Mosaic
    The first web browser, Mosaic, was made available
  • LMS

    LMS
    The Web enabled to development of the first learning management systems.