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First chalkboard was created
Chalkboards are a hard smooth panel usually in green or black you write on them using chalk. Chalkboards were the first written utensils used in the classroom. Advantages:
- chalk requires no special care
- unlike todays modern technological devices the blackboard can be used without the use of electricity
- chalk can easily be erased Disadvantages:
- chalk boards can be deemed to be more boring in comparison to other more interactive devices
- time consuming to draw on chalk boards -
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Chalkboard
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First film projector
A projector is a mechanical device which displays motion picture films by projecting it onto screens. The first film projector was found in a classroom. -
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Film projector
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Handheld calculators were made
Handheld calculators were made during this period designed to calculate problems in mathematics, engineering and science and are still currently widely used in both educational and professional settings. -
Scantrons were made
Scantrons were first made in order to make grading faster, scantrons are a device used to scan prepared forms or exam papers used for true or false or multiple choice testing. -
The first computer found in a classroom
A computer is an electronic device which is capable of recieving information in various forms. -
Interactive whiteboards
During this period is when interactive whiteboards were introduced to the classroom, but were not particularly popular in the classroom. An interactive whiteboard is an area common to several applications where they can exchange information such as handwriting or graphics. -
I clickers were made for university
An I clicker is a response system which is a hardware composed of multiple buttons used to provide immediate response, it allows for instaneous assessment of students in class. This is still popular in many universities today as it is widely used by lecturers today. -
Ipads were introduced in classrooms
Classrooms were first introduced to the ipad which is an apple device widely used across the world, a portable device which you provides users with many interactive features. Today ipads are used in educational settings such as Nursery all the way to further education.
