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History of EdTech

  • Beginning of Written Communication
    400 BCE

    Beginning of Written Communication

    Written documents existed in ancient Greece.
  • The Coming of Slate Boards
    1100

    The Coming of Slate Boards

    Slate boards were used in use in India.
  • Scrolled Manuscripts
    1200

    Scrolled Manuscripts

    Scrolled manuscripts handwritten by monks are found
  • Printing Press
    1400

    Printing Press

    The invention of the printing press in Europe.
  • Blackboards/Chalkboards

    Blackboards/Chalkboards

    Blackboards/Chalkboards became used in schools.
  • BBC

    BBC

    The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began broadcasting educational radio programs for schools.
  • Television

    Television

    Television was first used in education for schools and for general adult education.
  • Satellite Broadcasting

    Satellite Broadcasting

    Satellite broadcasting started to become available.
  • WWW

    WWW

    The World Wide Web formally launched.
  • Mosaic

    Mosaic

    The first web browser, Mosaic, was made available
  • LMS

    LMS

    The Web enabled to development of the first learning management systems.