History of tech in ed

Back to Basics - The History of Technology in Education

By faz_a
  • Abacus
    2700 BCE

    Abacus

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

    Filmstrips

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

    Educational Television

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

    The Computer

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

    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.
  • Chalkboard
    1900 BCE

    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.
  • Text books
    1500 BCE

    Text books

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