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Was the 1st community bulletin board system. It was connected to a timesharing system in California! Messages were retrieved at a record store in Berkley.
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The BBS enabled 2 or more computers to communicate using modems over telephone lines. Very basic and was mostly used for computer techies.
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The 1st Wiki was started and began to be used. It is not clear when teachers began to use these in the classroom format.
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1st recognizable social network. Allowed users to list friends, have profiles and search friends. Even though other sites existed, this was the most popular, at the time.
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AOL instant messenger was founded.
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Google was founded in Mountain View, CA.
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Blogger, which allows people to start free blogs began!
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Blogger was bought out by Google which allowed them to expand and create a larger platform for free blogging.
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Was launched at Harvard, originally ONLY for college students.
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The site was made for people to upload personal videos and for video and media hosting and sharing.
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Facebook began to allow students in high school to join the network.
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For quick, text-based, updates periodically; limited to 140 characters or less.
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Facebook began to allow ANYONE with an email address to join the network.
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Allows teachers to communicate with students in a Facebook "like" setting. Since it's start, it has over 3.5million users worldwide.
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Creates a medium for teachers and students to continue their learning outside the classroom
