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30,000 BCE
Cave Drawings
Cave drawing was one of the first ways of using educational technology that appeared before the history. Cave drawings were first found in Asia and Europe. People would draw pictures on the cave of animals or people. They would mostly use ground stone, sand mixed with animal blood or animal fat to write on the rocks in painting. -
510 BCE
Pythagoras Academy
Pythagoras academy was the first formal education academy in the history. It was founded by the philosopher Pythagoras.
Students were taught in an open classroom setting where they learned philosophy, science and mathematics. -
105
Paper
Paper made in China was another important step for the history of educational technology. After this, people started to write everything and written documents were consisted. Therefore, information was transmitted easier from the generation to generation. -
1450
Gutenberg Printing Press
The invention of printing press caused making written knowledge much more freely available. As a consequence of this took place the rapid expansion of formal education. -
Public Education
In the period of public education, formal education was expanded rapidly and turned a corporate form. For the first time in history, blackboard, chalkboard, slates and printed books was used for education. This period approximately started 1600, and continued until 1900. -
Audio-visual Age
Audio-visual Age is the using of some important technical development for education such as Radio, film-strip projector, overhead projector. -
Information Age
This period began in the mid-20th century, characterized by a rapid epochal shift from the traditional industry established by the Industrial Revolution to an economy primarily based upon information technology. VCR, VHS and Audio tapes were used for education. -
Computer Age
Computer age is the period that the interactivity of classroom has increased with the help of computer technology. First smart board and interactive whiteboard were used for the first time in this period. -
The Digital Age
In this period, internet was started to be used in the education. The information expanded rapidly via internet. -
Interactive Age
Technological devices, such as smart response LE, laptops and documents cameras, were used for education in this period. The using of technology increased the interactivity of teaching.
