Technology in the Classroom

By masmithme

  • PENCIL

    PENCIL
    The pencil was invented by Nicolas-Jacques Conté. But it wasn't mass produced until the 1900s.

  • CHALKBOARD

    CHALKBOARD
    James Pillans invented the cjalkboard. He was a headmaster at a school in Edinburgh, Scotland and created the blackboard to assist him in geography class.

  • OVERHEAD PROJECTOR

    OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
    Roger Appeldorn originally created this tool to help brief soldiers during World War II. His invention was a success in teaching students in America and abroad.

  • HANDHELD CALCULATOR

    HANDHELD CALCULATOR
    Texas Instruments produced the first large handheld calculator. It computer minor mathematical equations and weighed about 45 ounces.

  • THE OSBORNE 1 LAPTOP

    THE OSBORNE 1 LAPTOP
    dam Osborne and Lee Felsenstein took the desktop computer and created a new technology that made computers portable. This device replaced the outdated word processors.

  • WORLD WIDE WEB

    WORLD WIDE WEB
    Tim Berners-Lee is accredited with designing the first version of what is now known as the Internet. It was intended as a resource to connect academics and researchers.