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Three teachers create an online game to teach students about history and math on a floppy disk. This shows that online games can be beneficial to students.
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Ward Cunningham creates the first Wiki, or online collaborative articles and they go online. This eventually turned into websites like Wikipedia.
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The first social media platforms start to show up online and allow participants to connect with one another online and in real time.
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E-learning becomes the new term for learning online and building platforms for students to learn.
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Blogs become a popular way for people to express ideas online ranging from parenting tips to funny stories to recipes. This online tool can provide a way for people to showcase their work and experience.
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YouTube was founded in 2005 and quickly became a popular video website. Educators and students could use the platform to create instructional videos and share their work with multiple people.
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This launched in 2006 and is still popular. It allows members to post short messages and reach a broad audience.
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A picture based social media website, Instagram allows members to share pictures of their lives and promote their lifestyle and businesses.
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Massive Open Online Course become available for anyone with an internet connection and a computer. Universities, like Harvard, begin to offer these courses to a large amount of people.
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A video sharing site, people can share all kinds of videos. They can also be used for instruction an information, as well as being funny and bringing awareness to causes.
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