Rita Watson Project 2 LSTE 7330

By techlste
  • 300

    Binary number sytem - 300 BC

    Pingala invented the binary number system.
  • Jan 9, 1400

    Abacus - 2400 BC

    The first known calculator was invented in Babylonia.
  • Jan 8, 1450

    Alphabetic

    Johann Gutenberg invented teh alphabetic movable type printing press.

  • The Horn-Book

    Wooden paddles with printed lessons were used in the colonial era.

  • Slide Rule invented

    William Oughtred and others credited with inventing the slide rule.

  • Carbon Paper - Primitive

    Pellegrino Turri and Ralph Wedgewood invented a primitive form of handmade carbon copy paper for the blind.

  • Braille inventd

    By Louis Braille.

  • Sir Issac Pitman

    An English eductor, taught shorthand by mail.

  • Typewriter invented

    By Charles Thurber.

  • Rotary Printing Press Invented

    Richard M. Hoe is the inventor.

  • Ferule

    A pointer and punishment tool.

  • Magic Latern

    In a darkened room this device was used to project images prnted on a glass plate to students.

  • Anna Ticknow

    Established a society that presented educational opportunities to women of all classes to study at home.

  • Phonograph invented

    By Thomas Alva Edison.

  • Incandescent Lamp invented

    By Thomas Edison.

  • Thomas J. Foster

    Started homestudy courses in mine safety.

  • Chautauqua College of Liberal Arts

    Located in the state of New York, this college gave degrees to students who completed the coursework through correspondence and by attending summer workshops.

  • Ballpoint pen invented

    Ballpoint pen was invented.

  • School Slate

    School slate was first used in nearly all classrooms.

  • Chalkboard

    The chalkboard is considered on of the biggest inventions in educational technology.

  • Remote Control invented

    By Nikola Tesla.

  • Pencil

    Pencils eventually replaced the school slate.

  • Stereoscope

    Marketed by the Keystone View Company, stereoscopes were basicially three-dimensional viewing tools, used to illustrate points made during lectures.

  • Color Photography invented

    by Auguste and Louis Lumiere.

  • Sound Film Invented

    by Lee DeForest.

  • Televsion Electronic invented

    By Philo Farnsworth.

  • Radio

    First used by New York City's Board of Education to send lessons to schools via the radio, known as "schools of the air".

  • Film Projector

    Similar to the motion-picture projector, the film projector was used in classrooms to project images.

  • Overhead Projector

    First used by the U.S. military for training purposes in World War II.

  • Ballpoint Pen

    Became a useful tool in the classroom.

  • Mimeograph

    The mimeograph made hand-cranked copies.

  • Slide Rule

    The slide rule was used as a calcultion tool.

  • Headphones

    Listening stations were installed in schools using headsets and audio tapes to allow the students to head repeated drills to increase their learning ability.

  • Videotapes

    Presented to the public.

  • Reading Accelerator

    An adjustable metal bar that helped students tamp down a page, designed to help students read more efficiently.

  • Skinner Teaching Machine

    A device developed by B.F. Skinner that allowed a student to proceed at his or her own pace through a regimented program of instuction.

  • Educational Television

    Educational programming was aired across the country.

  • Photocopier

    Introduced by Xeros and gradually replaced copies made by carbon paper and mimeograph machines.

  • Optical Disc invented

    By David Paul Gregg.

  • Computer Mouse invented

    By Douglas Engelbart.

  • Filmstrip Viewer

    A simple tool that allowed individual students to watch filmstrips at their own pace.

  • Hypertet invented

    By Andries van Dam and Ted Nelson.

  • Hand-Held Calculator Invented

  • Email invented

    By Ray Tomlinson.

  • Liquid Crystal Display invented

    By James Fergason.

  • Floppy Disk invented

    by David Noble with IBM.

  • Scantron

    This tool removed the need for grading multiple-choice exams.

  • Plato Computer

    Plato was one of the most-used early computers in the education market.

  • CD-ROM Drive

    A single CD could store an entire encyclopedia plus video and audio.

  • Hand-Held Graphing Calculator

    Made more advanced math much easier.

  • World-Wide Web invented

    by Tim Berners-Lee.

  • Interactive Whiteboard

  • OpenCourseWare project begins MIT

  • Moodle 1.0 released

  • iClicker

    Was one of the first tools to allow teachers to be able to quickly poll students and get results in real time.

  • XO Laptop

    Was durable and cheap enought to sell or donate to developing countries, it works well in sunlight, is waterproof.

  • Apple iPad

    It's early predecesor is considered to be the school slate.

  • 96% of Traditional Universities offer online course

  • Liquid Paper

    Created by a secretary in her kitchen.