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THE HISTORY OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

By Mehtap Çöl
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    PAPER

    PAPER
    Since the invention of writing, people had been trying to come up with something easier to write on than papyrus or parchment, and also something easier and cheaper to make.But it took 3000 years to come up with paper! Paper was invented around 100 BC in China. In 105 AD, under the Han Dynasty emperor Ho-Ti, a government official in China named Ts’ai Lun was the first to start a paper-making industry.
  • 1440

    PRINTING PRESS

    PRINTING PRESS
    Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with replaceable and moveable wooden or metal letters in 1436 (completed by 1440). This method of printing can be credited not only for a revolution in the production of books, but also for fostering rapid development in the sciences, arts and religion through the transmission of text.

  • BLACKBOARD

    BLACKBOARD
    The invention of the blackboard had an enormous impact on classroom efficiency. Due to their simplicity, effectiveness, economy and ease of use, the simple blackboard has substantial advantages. In 1801, the rather obvious solution to the problem made its debut. James Pillans, headmaster and geography teacher at the Old High School in Edinburgh, Scotland, is credited with inventing the first modern blackboard when he hung a large piece of slate on the classroom wall.

  • PENCIL

    PENCIL
    In the late 19th century, mass-produced pencils became more readily available.

  • STEREOSCOPE

    STEREOSCOPE
    At the turn of the century, the Keystone View Company began to market stereoscopes which are basically three-dimensional viewing tools that were popular in homes as a source of entertainment. Keystone View Company marketed these stereoscopes to schools and created hundreds of images that were meant to be used to illustrate points made during lectures.

  • RADIO

    RADIO
    Radio entered the educational system in the early 1920s. Haaren High School in New York City became the first public school to use the radio in classroom teaching.

  • FILM PROJECTOR

    FILM PROJECTOR
    Film projectors were used to show educational films in classrooms, serving as a predecessor of videocassettes, DVDs and Blu-ray technology. Filmstrip projectors allowed teachers to pause presentations for class discussions by turning a knob, and the projectors were widely used in classrooms.

  • HEADPHONE

    HEADPHONE
    Thanks to theories that students could learn lessons through repeated drills and repetition (and repeated repetition) schools began to install listening stations that used headphones and audio tapes. Most were used in what were dubbed ‘language labs’ and this practice is still in use today, except now computers are used instead of audio tapes.

  • TELEVISION

    TELEVISION
    Although it wasn’t until the 1960s that instructional television reached its peak, the first documented use of closed circuit television was in Los Angeles public schools and at the State University of Iowa.

  • INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD

    INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD
    The interactive whiteboard (IWB) was originally envisioned by David Martin and Nancy Knowlton in 1987. An (IWB), is a large touch sensitive display screen that connects to a computer and projector. IWBs also have many multimedia functions, such as Internet access, images, sound and video files. IWBs are commonly used in education within primary, secondary and post-secondary institutions to deliver lessons as well as within businesses and governments for meetings and training.

  • REFERENCE

    1) http://institute-of-progressive-education-and-learning.org/a-history-of-education-technology/
    2) http://etec.ctlt.ubc.ca/510wiki/Interactive_Whiteboards
    3) https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/02/vision-learning-history-classroom-projectors
    4) https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/classroom-resources/the-history-of-the-classroom-blackboard/
    5) https://quatr.us/china/invented-paper-ancient-china.htm
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  • REFERENCE

    6) https://www.slideserve.com/lani-lawson/history-of-educational-technology
    7) https://www.sutori.com/story/educational-technology-timeline--mNL3LPQAPeDbEQ7DNkpjdNGV
    8) https://images.app.goo.gl/myLA9UJpjY1T2erp9
    9) https://twitter.com/ModernTeacherCo/status/631872918947889152
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