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The School Slate
Used throughout the 19th century in almost all classrooms . A sponge would wipe all of the work done for new attempts -
chalkboard
The chalkboard is one of the biggest inventions in terms of educational technology. Like the school slate it erases clean -
Pencil
The pencil is also found in basically all classrooms. It eventaully replaced the school slate. -
Radio
The radio has been the first device to allow mass communicaton. It has enabled information far and wide not only nationally but internationally as well -
Overhead projector
The police and military first used the overhead projector. The first machines used existing slide projector -
Hand held calculator
It performed basic math problems. It is much more easier and accurate than a pencil and paper -
CD ROM Drive
Based off the laser disc technology the CD ROM Drive allowed more data to be transferred than ever before. Now the advancements made possible by CD ROM Drives helped popularize the computer -
Interactive whiteboard
Interactive whiteboards also known as SMART Boards are tools that have made their into classrooms around the world. This allows techers to integrate the tradtional chalkboard with modern day technologies. -
XO laptop
The XO laptop is a potent learning tool designed and built especially for children. It's about the size of a small textbook and has built in wireless and a unique screen -
Apple Ipad
The Apple Ipad dominates the table market. Despite increased competition from other operating systems it still has continued to be a great hit
