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PLATO Computer
PLATO is a timesharing system. (It was, in fact, one of the first timesharing systems to be operated in public.) Both courseware authors and their students use the same high-resolution graphics display terminals, which are connected to a central mainframe. It opened the minds of students, making them enthused about learning -
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The Evolution of Education
The Evolution of Education -
Individualized Instruction
In the early 70's, systems approach concepts began to draw increased attention. By late 70's there was an increased interest in individualization through computer-assisted instruction. Students achieved their goals at enhanced levels because each student would have an academic program that was and still is tailored to address their individual needs. -
Projectors
Although the History of the Projector began in the 1970's, In the early 1980s, a trend began, primarily in the United States, where PC's were used to make presentations at meetings. As a result there was a demand to combine both projectors and PC's.
Students no longer have to crowd around a computer monitor to view presentations. Projectors allow teachers to provide diverse content to all students in the classroom at once, allowing students to have a visual and colorful learning experience. -
Instructional Television
During the 1990-1991 school year, 97.1% of all teachers had access to instructional television and that 79.4% of all teachers used it. It is said that individuals learn and understand more through the use of television. It is rich in both factual and fictional information. PBS were one of its major sources. -
Instructional Television Progress
In 1996, by the time a child entered school, he or she would have watched the equivalent of three school years’ worth of television.
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Laptops and Ipads
Information in the palm of your hands. Laptops in the classroom are competing with pen and paper in the classroom. It allows children to be more professional and organised in the classroom. It encourages them to be inquisitive. -
Predicition
The future of education rapidly being forced into an era where there will only be 1 teacher per standard globally. In other words, there is going to be one teacher assigned to teach all the the standard 1's, 1 teacher to teach all the form 4's etc. Teachers will no longer be in the physical classroom, but teaching would be done virtually, using the said modern day technology.
