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Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg created the first version of the printing press used in schools. -
First School Book
The New England Primer was introduced. It was intended to make learning to read more fun for children. -
The Sandbox
The Lancastrian methodology of schooling was introduced in New York City and this brought new forms of educational technology. The sandbox was introduced and students would practice the alphabet. -
The Blackboard
Until 1841 when the chalkboard was created, classrooms were using slates. Shortly after, Horace Mann began encouraging communities to buy chalkboards for their classrooms. -
The Magic Lantern
The magic lantern projected images on glass plates. By the end of WWI, Chicago's public school system had over 8,000 lantern slides. -
Film Strip Projector
The kinetoscope, now referred to as motion picture, was invented in 1889. With schools growing, there was a demand for standard, high quality instruction to large numbers of students. -
Overhead Projector
In the 1930's the overheard projector was used by the U.S. Military to train the soldiers. Eventually, the device spread to schools. -
The Typewriter
Some certain schools incorporated type writers to teach students skills that they will use later in life for personal or professional reasons, better learn english, spelling, history, etc., and to develop attitudes and habits. -
Classroom TV
The TV was incorporated into classrooms for children to watch informative movies. -
Computers
Computers were first used in education in the 1960s in a way that ws intended to individualize instruction. -
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
These are online collaboration and communication tolls that enable administrators, teachers, and students to collaborate online in real-time geographic distance. An example of an LMS is the Blackboard Learning System. -
The Internet
The internet is the most wildly used forms of educational technology used in classrooms. The Virtual Schools launched in the 1990s. Not only is it used in classrooms, but almost all universities and schools provide hybrid courses so you are able to complete work online. -
Social Media
Social Media covers a vast range of different technologies (blogs, wikis, Youtube videos, twitter, Skype, and Facebook).
