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Swedens first telephone line
The first electric telephone line between Stockholm and Uppsala is established. 1877
2 first telephone connections, between the gas bell and the gasworks and between a shop and a residence on Queen Street. -
The first telephone station
The first telephone station was opened in Västerlånggatan with Stockholm was the city in the world with the most telephones in relation to its population. Bellbolaget. The first Bell telephone arrived in Sweden around 1880. In the 1890s,the Telegraph Board began buying up private telephone companies and linking them together. When it bought the remaining private competitor in Stockholm in 1918, it gained almost total control over telephony, although it never obtained a formal monopoly. -
Radio
In Sweden in 1920 they experimented with the radio but in 1925 they started with regular radio broadcasts. The first radio broadcast was sent by Sven Jerring who had lately been called “Uncle Sven”. The persons that held the radio broadcast are the ones who initiate. One of the persons that held a radio broadcast is Sven Jerring. Sven Jerring is important in this case because without him and the other broadcasters the radio would not be a thing in Sweden at that time. -
Credit Cards
The first credit card was created in 1950 by the American Frank McNamara. What happened that affected the development?
When he was going to pay his bill at a restaurant in New York in 1949, he discovered that he had forgotten his wallet at home and lacked cash. Easier to pay and that you don't have to carry cash if you ever forget it. Disadvantages were there can be high costs (A credit card usually gives you the option to split the payment or postpone the payment. -
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The projector makes its big breakthrough in terms of education
The first form of a projector that came out during the 20th century is called “Overhead Projector” Later we were taught to use smart screens in school or simplyour own computers to work from. Some students enjoy listening to a lecture and gathering information while others may enjoy working on their own.
Of course there are pros and cons with this form of teaching which can be technical issues Even if it does, we have access to quick solutions or other ways of teaching and learning. -
First Swedish TV broadcast
It was a big breaktrough for the electronic development in Sweden. Also in 1966 the first colored broadcast came. -
Cash to Card
In 1960, the Nordic company began issuing the first credit cards in Sweden. These were like a kind of stamp card. What happened that affected the development?
The development of society forced more flexible payment methods. Then it is easier to go around with a card than cash. advantages are significantly more, for example easier and faster payment. The disadvantages are that some credit cards require an annual fee and that you don't get as good an overview of your expenses. -
Kassetband
The cassette tape became increasingly popular during the 70s as the sound developed better during that period. Before the box office band became popular, they used to use strio8, which was also a way to listen to. Then in the late 70's it became so popular with the box office band that they started releasing albums for music and to this day some use cassette tapes. What created the cash register band is called Lou Ottens by the company Philips. -
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Calculator
It helped the teaching in such a way that you got a tool to calculate numbers instead of just using mental arithmetic. The more society developed and science the same, it was necessary to be able to come up with an aid that gives more precise answers and makes the work a little easier so that you avoid mental arithmetic. The reactions were that with the help of the calculator you could solve more and more difficult numbers, -
Computers in School
In 1980, computers began to be used in school.
1 June 2018 a change in the school law means that students must learn source criticism online and programming. Also, digitization of tests, organizing student data, and absence management. The reactions to this change are different. Some still claim that classroom teaching is the best and some think that the way we have it today, with pretty much every student having their own computer, for example. -
Breakthrough of mobile telephony
breakthrough of mobile telephony and it started to become more and more popular. 1987 - The first tablet computer was introduced in the United States in 1987 by the company Linux. It was a revolutionary invention because it was the first time you could touch a screen and type letters and sentences. People rushed to the shops to buy the new Linus Write Top tablet. -
MTV
six words changed American culture forever. With that declaration, a new generation was born. When MTV came along it really changed the music industry. It was the first music video to air on the new cable television channel. People responsible for the creation of MTV are Robert Pittman, Tom Freston, Les Garland and John Sykes. The idea of all that was to combine the airplay of the few available music videos but keep them playing 24 hours a day. -
The Nokia
In 2000, the Nokia 3310 was launched and was the first mobile phone with new capabilities such as playing games on the phone, setting alarms, and writing notes. People loved it because it was ahead of its time and affordable. Still today some people prefer a nokia 3310 over a smartphone.
Texts started to become popular, because people saw it as a good way to quickly send short messages between friends and family, instead of calling. -
The Iphone
Apple came out with the first mobile phone and changed the technology market. Many describe the Apple mobile phone as being so superior that it is on its way to becoming a monopoly, as its features were something that was never seen before as you could store 4gb of data and take photos, message, use social media, use email, and many more new features that a phone never had before.
Camera, calendar and text messaging were already included in many mobiles, -
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Each student get access to their own digital tool
you could have a computer with you in the classroom that the school supplied to you. That made it way easier to sort all of your files/folders on the computer rather than on paper. This of course meant that people used computers more and more often . More and more professions became digitized and it continues today as almost every profession requires a form of digital competence which more people have due to having access to a computer at school. -
4G
In 2009 the world's first 4G network was released in Sweden and this allowed people to use the internet without a wired internet connection from an internet service provider. This was also good because now people could stream high definition videos and audio in the fastest way possible that has never been done before. -
Spotify
File sharing The industry was very strong here in Sweden and that may have been a factor in spotify getting off to such a flying start. Many people expected to get music for free and the record companies were desperate, therefore they were willing to test the experiment with spotify. What started Spotify's beginnings were the founders, Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. However, they could not do it themselves. The various record companies that chose to take a chance on spotify were also decisive. -
Litterature on the web
Mainly an exchange from analog aids in school to digital ones, e.g. from books to e-books, writing on paper to computers, and bringing presence on paper to the web. The 2010s -
Change of school
The government believes that it is important to change school education together with society. The 2010s -
Swish
A group of people decided to make an app where you can more easily transfer money to private individuals and companies. came to Sweden in December People began to understand how easy it is to transfer money, now you no longer needed people's bank numbers, but now only a phone number was enough. Swish has given companies the opportunity to make money more easily. For example.self-employed people earn money without requiring a card terminal. Also for companies such as Västtrafik -
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Technology is everywhere
The age of tech is here and it has never been more
integrated in our daily lives. It has become a part of who we are and a way to express ourself in new, innovative ways. -
Apple/Samung Pay
Replaced physical cards and cash with a simpler, safer, and more secure payment method. What happened that affected the development?
Mobile companies wanted to show that they were better than their competitors and they therefore The reactions to Apple Pay and Samsung Pay were positive, people were satisfied with an easier way to pay in stores. This has led to more transactions and people making more impulse purchases because they always have their mobile with them. -
Digital competence is written into the curriculum
Society in recent decades has become increasingly digital, almost every profession requires you to have digital skills. Therefore, it is important that students learn how to handle digital tools. Source criticism is also important because we today live in an information society where we are fed information all the time through for example social media. We need to be able to be critical of the information we find on the internet,for example Russia's news reporting regarding the war in Ukraine. -
Distance learning
In order to reduce the spread of covid-19, distance learning is introduced in Swedish upper secondary schools. This means that the students from home connect via the internet to their teacher, often this happened in digital meetings via for example Google Meet. When the pandemic ended, the schools returned to face-to-face teaching, but teaching is now more digitized than before the pandemic. -
5G
5G is here, we don't know much about what technology awaits in the new decade, but we do know that it will be based on the 5G network. With even faster and stronger internet connectivity, our mobiles will be able to handle streaming, augmented reality and smart gadgets in a completely different way than before. In other words, the future is here! -
The return of Soundcloud
In 2021, people started using Soundcloud more quickly again. Spotify had previously taken over the music industry, but now soundcloud usage would increase again. The increase in users increased rapidly due to the ease of publishing one's own music.
SoundCloud has 76 million registered users (i.e. users with accounts) and 175 million monthly listeners (DMR, 2021). Soundcloud became big again because it was free and easy to make music.