History of Technology in Education By chloehinds 30,000 BCE Cave Drawings 105 Paper is produced 900 Beginning of records held on paper 1450 Gutenberg press is invented 1800 Magic Lantern invented 1801 Invention of Modern Blackboard 1900 Introduction of Pens and Pencils 1920 Projectors introducd 1940 Ballpoint pens beginning to be used 1960 VHS, VCR and audio tapes used in schools 1972 The first handheld calculator used 1988 Technology and Design was introduced in the UK as a school subject 2010 Tablets, Smartboards and Computers are used in everyday lessons around the world