History of tech in ed

Back to Basics - The History of Technology in Education

By faz_a
  • 2700 BCE

    Abacus

    Abacus
    An Abacus is a simple device for calculating, which consists of a frame with rows of wires.
  • 1980 BCE

    Filmstrips

    Filmstrips
    Filmstrips projected still images on an advancing piece of film.
  • 1970 BCE

    Educational Television

    Educational Television
    A public broadcast of different educational programmes, for example: "Sesame Street" and "Mister Rogers Neighborhood"
  • 1946 BCE

    The Computer

    The Computer
    These were micro computers - this meant that they were 'stand alone' and 'non-networked'.
  • 1920 BCE

    Educational Radio

    Educational Radio
    Radio became a vital link to information and had the power to influence people’s opinions in a way that had never been seen before.
  • 1900 BCE

    Chalkboard

    Chalkboard
    Chalkboards allowed teachers to share information to the whole class - though they had to erase it and start over when they ran out of space.
  • 1500 BCE

    Text books

    Text books
    Text books were developed after the printing press in the 1500's.