History of Educational Technology

By muhammedsayi
  • 30,000 BCE

    CAVE DRAWINGS

    CAVE DRAWINGS
    In earlier times, cave drawings were commonly used techniques for the people who lived in caves. Cave drawings are believed to go back to around 30,000 BCE. This drawings were the first examples of educational technology. Today, we know that the materials like charcoal were used to do these paintings.
  • Period: 30,000 BCE to

    History of Educational Technology

  • 2700 BCE

    ABACUS

    ABACUS
    In ancient times, people used to use abacuses in order to make calculations.
  • 510 BCE

    PYTHAGORAS ACADEMY

    PYTHAGORAS ACADEMY
    Being established by the philosopher Pythagoras, pythagoras academy was the first formal academy where people can get philosophy and mathematics education.
  • 105

    THE INVENTION OF PAPER

    THE INVENTION OF PAPER
    In the year 105, Chinese people invented the first paper. Thanks to the invention of paper, it became easier to keep data. The first versions of paper were created from mullberry, old rags and hemp.
  • 1440

    GUTENBERG'S PRINTING PRESS

    GUTENBERG'S PRINTING PRESS
    In around 1440's Germany, Gutenberg invented Printing Press machine. Thanks to this invention, it become easier to access the information.
  • 1450

    HORN-BOOK

    HORN-BOOK
    Originated in England, Horn-books were used in the first level of education. Horn-books could vary in terms of used materials.

  • PENCIL

    PENCIL
    In 1795, Nicholas-Jacques Conte invented the modern pencil and writing information became easier since then.

  • BLACKBOARDS

    BLACKBOARDS
    In 1801, people started to use blackboards in school environments.

  • RADIO

    RADIO
    In 1920, radios became popular with the popularity of educational radio programs.

  • THE FILMSTRIP PROJECTOR

    THE FILMSTRIP PROJECTOR
    In 1925, the filmstrip projectors were taken into use with educational purposes.

  • OVERHEAD PROJECTOR

    OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
    The overhead projectors are used especially in military school.

  • TELEVISION

    TELEVISION
    In 1960's, televisions put into use in classroom environments for educational purposes.

  • THE FIRST INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD

    THE FIRST INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD
    With the interactive whiteboards, technology became more common in classrooms.

  • INTERNET

    INTERNET
    Thanks to the internet, online leaning environments became widespread and common in time.

  • REFERENCES

    REFERENCES
    https://www.britannica.com/art/cave-painting
    Cave Art 101 | National Geographic
    http://users.stlcc.edu/nfuller/paper/
    https://blogs.library.duke.edu/preservation/2019/10/18/hidden-hornbooks/
    https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/02/vision-learning-history-classroom-projectors
    https://pixabay.com
    https://youtu.be/oT-df_zdnfI
    https://youtu.be/UFwWWsz_X9s
    https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/
    https://www.freeimages.com/tr