Online Influence of Instruction

  • Oregon Trail

    Three teachers create an online game to teach students about history and math on a floppy disk. This shows that online games can be beneficial to students.
  • Wiki

    Ward Cunningham creates the first Wiki, or online collaborative articles and they go online. This eventually turned into websites like Wikipedia.
  • Social Media

    The first social media platforms start to show up online and allow participants to connect with one another online and in real time.
  • E-Learning

    E-learning becomes the new term for learning online and building platforms for students to learn.
  • Blogs

    Blogs become a popular way for people to express ideas online ranging from parenting tips to funny stories to recipes. This online tool can provide a way for people to showcase their work and experience.
  • YouTube

    YouTube was founded in 2005 and quickly became a popular video website. Educators and students could use the platform to create instructional videos and share their work with multiple people.
  • Twitter

    This launched in 2006 and is still popular. It allows members to post short messages and reach a broad audience.
  • Instagram

    A picture based social media website, Instagram allows members to share pictures of their lives and promote their lifestyle and businesses.
  • MOOC

    Massive Open Online Course become available for anyone with an internet connection and a computer. Universities, like Harvard, begin to offer these courses to a large amount of people.
  • TikTok

    A video sharing site, people can share all kinds of videos. They can also be used for instruction an information, as well as being funny and bringing awareness to causes.