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1960's
PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations) system was created and the primary developer was Donald Bitzer who was an electrical engineer. -
1970's Instructional Technology
Audio Visuals were first created and the new definition and approach to audio visual aid devices were created and offered to teachers to use. Educational technology. (2016, October 1). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:58, October 1, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Educational_technology&oldid=742104756 -
1950's
B. F. Skinner developed a program instruction focing on human behavior and updated a teaching objective to focus on human behavior. B. F. Skinner. (2016, September 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 07:06, September 26, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=B._F._Skinner&oldid=741237874 -
1980's
The history of software started in the 1940's, but became more popular in the 1980's. Prices dropped as they became more popular. Steve Jobs moves the software to another level.
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2000's Eboook readers
The first ebook reader was launched in 1998. The books were named Rocket eBook and the SoftBook Reader. This ebook was launched in Silicon Valley E-book. (2016, October 3). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:01, October 3, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=E-book&oldid=742465728 -
1980 to 1990's
Portable CD players were first introduced in the 1980s and in the 1990s it was introduced as the first portable CD player.
DVD. (2016, October 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:31, October 10, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DVD&oldid=743726884 -
2000's Intranet
In late 1900 the first product of the intranet was introduced, called Intranet Genie. This consisted of several applications that allowed sharing and allowing discussions through electronic messaging. This was a good tool for teachers to use to teach content. Wi-Fi Alliance. (2016, October 9). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:55, October 9, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wi-Fi_Alliance&oldid=743349924 -
1940's Instructional Design
During the war, psychologists and educators that were experienced in conducting research used training material that was based on the work they were doing. Edward Thorndike, phycologist brought instructional techniques to help educators teach.
Edward Thorndike. (2016, August 31). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:16, August 31, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_Thorndike&oldid=737066549
