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30,000 BCE
Cave Drawings
Educational technology may be traced to the creation of early stage tools, such as cave drawings. From the point of view of education, various shapes drawn by people is a educational technology that has been transferred to the present day. Edutechwiki: http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Educational_technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT-df_zdnfI&ab_channel=FernandoArendain A study applied to today's education.
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510 BCE
Pythagoras Academy
Pythagoras Academy was the world's first formal education academy. Pythagoras, the philosopher, established it. Students were taught philosophy, physics, and mathematics in an open classroom atmosphere. -
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Paper Made in China
Paper appeared in China in the second century using various methods. With the invention of paper, writing and recording historical information has become easier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_paper -
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Manuscript Transcription
It was needed with the invention of paper. Manuscripts are handwritten documents, whereas transcripts are printed copies. It was formed over the fourth century. The importance of manuscripts in education is that they helped to students how to write in cursive. https://www.archivejournal.net/notes/transcribing-manuscripts-online-with-emmo/ -
1450
Gutenberg Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg introduced the printing press to the West during the Holy Roman Empire. The printing press greatly increased the availability of written knowledge. Furthermore, it resulted in a fast spread of formal education in Europe throughout the 15th century. http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/press.html -
Public Education
The first public school in the was established in the 1600s. The Boston Latin School is the name of this school. At the period, books were used. These schools taught people skills that they would need in the workplace. https://educationinearlyamerica.weebly.com/1600s-education.html -
Public Education: Blackboards and Chalkboard
The introduction of the blackboard had a significant influence on classroom efficiency. It was the greatest proposal because of its simplicity and ease of use. Students in Europe and America were still utilizing individual slates made of genuine slate or pieces of wood covered with paint and grit and framed with wood at the end of the 18th century. https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/the-history-of-the-classroom-blackboard/ -
Audiovisual Age
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Audiovisual Age: Radio
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began broadcasting educational radio programs for schools in the 1920s. Tony Bates: https://opentextbc.ca/teachinginadigitalage/ -
Audiovisual Age: Film Strip Projector
In classrooms, projectors were used to show instructive films and videos. It was also used by the teacher to make presentations. https://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2021/09/22/back-to-the-future-or-a-short-history-of-the-filmstrip-curators-perspective/ -
Audiovisual Age: Overhead Projector
Overhead projectors began to be widely used in schools and businesses in the late 1940s and early 1950s. https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/02/vision-learning-history-classroom-projectors -
Information Age
With the information age, the use of television, vcr, vhs tape, audio tape has become widespread in the field of education. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-information-age-coupled-computing-technologies-to-the-routinized-processing-of_fig2_3331252 -
Information Age: Television
With more and more ways of viewing TV available we now have access to a plethora of both good quality and inappropriate TV content. The key is to provide young children with a guided viewing experience and to model and teach them the critical thinking skills they need to be active, engaged viewers. https://mediasmarts.ca/television/good-things-about-television
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Information Age: VCR
Many teachers looked for VCRs because they were easy to use and the children were taught from other people. https://prezi.com/jqdkqbsuorlc/impact-of-the-vcr-in-the-1970s
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Information Age: VHS Tape
VHS (video home system) tapes and VCRs replaced film projectors in schools in the '80s. In the '90s, televisions and VCRs often were shared resources and, much like today’s laptop carts, they had to be brought to classrooms on wheeled carts to view movies. https://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/feeling-nostalgic-for-chalkboards-and-vhs-tapes-peruse-our-list-of-9-school-supplies-of-yesteryear -
Information Age: Audio Tape
With the developing technology, audio tape has started to be used with other educational materials in the field of education. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_tape -
Computer Age
Computers were invented in the 1940s, but they were not widely available until the 1990s. Computers were a significant event in educational technology. During this time, the first smart white board was also invented. https://kplummerhonorsprojectsem2.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/1395431160282.jpg -
Digital Age
While students can communicate with other students from all over the world, teachers can easily communicate with other teachers by using the Internet in terms of variety of materials. https://medium.com/the-looking-glass/the-impact-of-the-digital-age-on-human-engagement-aaa42d526453 -
The Interactive Age
The explosion of digital technology and virtual communication, particularly among students, has given rise to interactive learning approximately the year 2000. Especially; Smart Response LE, Laptops, Smart Response PE, Document Camera, Smart Response XE are the most important discoveries. https://educationtechnologysolutions.com/2015/12/how-is-interactive-media-changing-the-way-children-learn/ -
References
All resources are given under each event.
