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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. -
Period: 510 BCE to
The History of Educational Technology
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100 BCE
Paper
Paper was invented around 100 BC in China. -
5 BCE
Written documents
By the 5th century BCE, written documents existed in Greece. -
1200
Scrolled manuscripts
Scrolled manuscripts are handwritten by monks around 1200 CE. -
1200
Slate boards
Slate boards were in use India in the 12th century CE. -
1450
Printing press
Printing press was invented in Europe. The invention of the printing press made written knowledge much more available. Also, it led to a rapid expansion of formal education in Europe in the 15th century. -
Public education
Books were used at this time. -
Blackboards & Chalkboards
Blackboards and Chalkboards became used in schools around the turn of the 18th century. -
Formal correspondence education
The open uni in London and in Turkey in the 19th century. -
Educational radio programs
The British Broadcasting Corporation began broadcasting educational radio programs for schools in the 1920s. -
Television
Television was first used in education in the 1960s, for schools and for general adult education. -
Satellite broadcasting
Satellite broadcasting started to become available in the 1980s. -
Digital compression and high-speed internet access
This age was computer age.The cost of creating and distributing video dropped dramatically due to digital compression and high-speed internet access in the 1990s. -
The World Wide Web
The world wide web was formally started in 1991. -
Mosaic
Mosaic, the first web browser was made available in 1993. -
MOODLE
The web enabled the development of the first learning management systems in 1995. -
Social media
You Tube was used. ( blogs, wikis, twitter, skype, facebook and mobile devices such as phones and tablets in 2006 and beyond. -
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https://www.timetoast.com
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http://institute-of-progressive-education-and-learning.org/a-history-of-education-technology/
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