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History of technology in education
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Simple technologies
Since the mid 20th century new technologies have been taking on an important role in education. At first, simple overhead projectors stepped into the classroom sparingly to let students catch a glimpse of the world to come. -
Making copies
Books and photocopies have been pervasive for decades. -
Audio-visual aids
VCR's were incorporated to make lessons more vivid and realistic. Moving pictures were better remembered by students than still text. -
Computers into the picture
Computers started becoming great teacher allies, at least for the presentation of interesting eye-catching lessons in powerpoint, for instance. Today, they are the key to education. They have contributed to making education move from active to interactive learning. -
Social Networks
This interaction and collaboration has given birth to mind-boggling social networks which extend the participants of the learning process far beyond the classroom - far beyond teacher and students. Today's world is all about change. -
Smart boards
Live boards or smart boards promise to spread interactivity. -
Blogs, wikis, open source software
Technology has taken this interactivity to a further stage: collaboration. Today's world is all about collaborative creation and learning. -
This is only the beginning
What is there in store for us teachers? Complete the timeline with how you think technology will impact education in the next 40 years.
