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The age of technology
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Manuscript Transcription
Manuscript Transcription is hand written works rather than mechanicallly or manually printed. This was one of the original forms of ecuation however people able to read and write were rare. -
Jan 1, 1450
Gutenberg printing press
The Gutenberg printing press worked by puting pressure on a material such as cloth using an inked material with writing on it which transferred the Ink to the other page -
Dec 3, 1500
Introduction of textbooks
Textbooks have been used since the 1500s and are still being used today to help students gain the relevant information on specific topics and subjects -
Public education
The introduction of public education originally helped teach boys to read, write and how to do maths. Public education went on to include girls and is still being used today as the primary form of education in most of the world. -
chalkboards
Chalkboards enabled students to interact with the teacher by writing on the board and showing their work to the teacher. one ad vantage of this is that it enabled the students to easily correct mistakes made. However the work was not permenant and was often wiped clean after use. -
Audiovisual Age
The introduction of education radio enabled students to listen to topics at home however this is limited as the students could not interact and had no assistance if they did not understand a subject. -
Information age
The introduction of educational television helped children to engage with learning at home and in a much more child friendly way. one disadvantage of this is that slow learners will not benifit from this as well as there is little time to answer and not pause or rewind if the student did not understand the work. -
computer age
The original computers were only capable of completing simple tasks such as simple maths however using them could be a long process with little to no technical support. -
Digital age
The introduction of the internet helps students to access a much wider range of information much faster than from textbooks. The original internet explorers were much slower and had less or inaccutate information. -
interactive age
Interactive whiteboards and more accessable internet makes the interactive age the easiest for students to learn in. They have access to complex information from all around the world and are able to transmit information in an instant with an almost instant reply and support.
