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1001
Folk tales and Stories
Folk tales and stories are narratives that are in every culture and are considered partly fiction. It is passed down from generation to generation. Every country has people who are known for their own culture. Anecdotes and legends in Turkish culture can be given as an example. -
Period: 1001 to
Oral Communication
The era of verbal communication began with the existence of humanity and is a long period that will continue as long as humanity exists. The basic tool is human and continues with human communication. -
1440
Printing Press
The printing press was invented by Gutenberg around 1440. Before the printing press, all texts had to be written by hand. The printing press is considered one of the most important inventions throughout history. It can also be seen as an invention that changed everything in the history of education. -
Period: 1440 to
Written Communication
Bates (2015) describes that the importance of writing in education is based on a long history and the transition to this period has been made with the spread of the printing press. Despite the development of internet-based learning in the mid-1990s, written communication has been widely used for a long time. -
Chalkboard
"James Pillans, headmaster and geography teacher at the Old High School in Edinburgh, Scotland, is credited with inventing the first modern blackboard when he hung a large piece of slate on the classroom wall. In America, the first use of a wall-mounted blackboard occurred at West Point in the classroom of instructor George Baron." (2, 2020) -
Typewriter
With the invention of the typewriter, the state of writing by hand has come to an end. The typewriter, which was first introduced by Christopher Sholes, continues today with the QWERTY keyboard system. Typewriters were used until computers became widespread. -
Radio
The radio was invented in 1895, it began to be used in education in the early 1920s. The New York City Board of Education was the first institution to reach students by radio broadcast. -
Period: to
Broadcasting and video
It can be considered one of the foundations of this period that the BBC made its first educational broadcast. The spread of television and radio broadcasts for education is also in this period. -
Film Projector
Akanegbu (2022) describes that projectors began to be used in education with the advent of the 1925s. Movie projectors gave instructors one-button control, and projectors were common until VCRs began to be used in the 1980s. -
Overhead Projector
Overhead projections were used for military training during World War II. Later it became widespread in the classrooms of countries. -
The Handheld Calculator
Acoording to Watters (2015) calculators had already become important business tools long before the handheld calculator. And by the 1970s, calculators, with their impact on learning, had begun to enter classrooms. Although many educators argue about this in terms of mathematical skills, the convenience provided by technology is undeniable. -
Period: to
Computer technologies
This era, which includes today, aims to facilitate the digitization of information, the digitization of learning and access. Computers, the Internet, programming, robotics, artificial intelligence and many digital tools, the results of which are still unknown today, are considered examples of this era. -
Personal Computer
In the 1980s, the first personal computer was introduced. The foundation of the computer, which is still considered one of the most effective educational technologies today, was laid and replaced typewriters and began to be used for education. -
Internet
The foundation of the Internet was laid in the United States in the 1950s, but its approach to the current state found the end of the 1990s. Although it was first used for military purposes by NASA and government agencies, it has become widespread over time and has begun to be used as an effective educational technology tool in the classroom. It is one of the most important discoveries in the history of mankind. -
Interactive Whiteboard
According to Knowlton (n.d), with the introduction of interactive whiteboards to teachers in the mid-1990s, asking students to come to the board to solve a question ceased. It was a great opportunity for teachers who wanted to bring technology to their daily learning dimension. -
Google
Google was founded by a private company in 1998, but it took until the 2000s for it to go public. Google, which is used for Internet search and information browsing, is an educational tool that is now accessible to the whole world and that students can use for many research and projects. -
Youtube
Youtube was founded in 2005 by former PayPal employees. Despite the majority of video and entertainment content producers, it is an active platform where students can listen to lectures and follow development programs. -
MOOC
MOOC, known as the massive open online course, was introduced in 2008. On this platform, presentations, blog posts and courses of experts are publicly shared, there is no official rating. It is a platform that provides great opportunities for individuals and students who are interested in many developments. -
References 1
1- Watters, A. (2015) “ A Brief History of Calculators in the Classroom,” hackeducation.com. Available at: http://hackeducation.com/2015/03/12/calculators#:~:text=And%20in%20the%201970s%2C%20with,in%20place%20for%20classroom%20usage.
2- History of the classroom blackboard: Resilient educator. (2020, May 21). from https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/the-history-of-the-classroom-blackboard/ -
References 3
4- Knowlton, N. (no date) Interactive whiteboard for primary classrooms, OECD. https://www.oecd.org/education/innovation-education/interactivewhiteboardforprimaryclassrooms.htm
5- Bates, T. (2015) 6.2 A short history of educational technology, Teaching in a Digital Age. Tony Bates Associates Ltd. Available at: https://opentextbc.ca/teachinginadigitalage/chapter/section-8-1-a-short-history-of-educational-technology/ -
References 2
3- Akanegbu, A. (2022) Technology in education: A history of classroom projectors, Technology Solutions That Drive Education. https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/02/vision-learning-history-classroom-projectors#:~:text=1925%3A%20The%20Filmstrip%20Projector&text=Filmstrip%20projectors%20allowed%20teachers%20to,replaced%20them%20in%20the%201980s.