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The History of Educational Technology

  • Pythagoras Academy
    510 BCE

    Pythagoras Academy

    Pythagoras academy was the first formal education academy in the history. It was founded by the philosopher Pythagoras.
    Students were taught in an open classroom setting where they learned philosophy, science and mathematics.
  • Period: 510 BCE to

    The History of Educational Technology

  • Paper
    100 BCE

    Paper

    Paper was invented around 100 BC in China.
  • Written documents
    5 BCE

    Written documents

    By the 5th century BCE, written documents existed in Greece.
  • Scrolled manuscripts
    1200

    Scrolled manuscripts

    Scrolled manuscripts are handwritten by monks around 1200 CE.
  • Slate boards
    1200

    Slate boards

    Slate boards were in use India in the 12th century CE.
  • Printing press
    1450

    Printing press

    Printing press was invented in Europe. The invention of the printing press made written knowledge much more available. Also, it led to a rapid expansion of formal education in Europe in the 15th century.
  • Public education

    Public education

    Books were used at this time.
  • Blackboards & Chalkboards

    Blackboards & Chalkboards

    Blackboards and Chalkboards became used in schools around the turn of the 18th century.
  • Formal correspondence education

    Formal correspondence education

    The open uni in London and in Turkey in the 19th century.
  • Educational radio programs

    Educational radio programs

    The British Broadcasting Corporation began broadcasting educational radio programs for schools in the 1920s.
  • Television

    Television

    Television was first used in education in the 1960s, for schools and for general adult education.
  • Satellite broadcasting

    Satellite broadcasting

    Satellite broadcasting started to become available in the 1980s.
  • Digital compression and high-speed internet access

    Digital compression and high-speed internet access

    This age was computer age.The cost of creating and distributing video dropped dramatically due to digital compression and high-speed internet access in the 1990s.
  • The World Wide Web

    The World Wide Web

    The world wide web was formally started in 1991.
  • Mosaic

    Mosaic

    Mosaic, the first web browser was made available in 1993.
  • MOODLE

    MOODLE

    The web enabled the development of the first learning management systems in 1995.
  • Social media

    Social media

    You Tube was used. ( blogs, wikis, twitter, skype, facebook and mobile devices such as phones and tablets in 2006 and beyond.