Technology Changing Education

By taylor_1212

  • The Chalkboard

    The chalkboard has stayed around the longest. It is the most durable teaching tool.

  • The Pencil

    Paper and pencils started to become more and more avaliable

  • Radio

    New York City's school board first started using radios do broadcast lessons

  • Overhead Projector

    Started in the War and then made its way into school to project notes/information on a wall to students

  • Educational Channels

    By now there where more than 50 educational channels

  • Scantron

    This was created to easily mark multiple choice test

  • Plato Computer

    in the US in 1984 it averaged about one computer for every 98 students

  • Graphing Calculator

    Schools starting using these for math courses

  • Smart Boards

    Changed the noraml white board with a board that connects with your computer and can be drawn on and things projected on it

  • iPad

    The ipad is now taking over classes, even kindergarden classes