ICT Applied to English Teaching- 2011

Assignment 1: History of Education Technology

Students´ names:

Alcaraz, Valeria

Zanetti, Mariano

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Randy (2010) Information technology in education traces back as far as 500 B.C. with the use of stone or clay tablets and pebbles used for counting.

1780 The Teacher : the primar y model of instruction

1946Universities help in computer development

1958National Defense Education Act brings new technology into schools, vocational education

1965Elementary and secondary education act brings new money for technology. Mini computers are used for school counseling

In 1967, (Bartlett, 2010) schools began to teach students to program and fix computers. Universities also began to teach programming languages

1970Pascal software was created; mainframes and mini computers used in some schools, very little use in the delivery of instruction

1972Intel’s first microprocessor developedFirst PCs are developed

1975Mainframes in use in some schools but very little use in the delivery of

instruction.

Apple I computers are donated to schools but schools refuse to consider PCs

1981

Drill and practice of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) gains acceptance in schools.IBM is the first mainframe manufacturer to develop a PC

1983

Apple II computer finds widespread acceptance in education.

PCs can be used to “support” the ongoing teaching in the single clasroom.

*1984

There were still few computers in classrooms.The first Apple Macintosh computer is developed.Software manufacturers develop computer-based tutorials and learning games

*1986

Some high schools use PCs for college and career guidance.

*1988

60% of workers in US use computersLaptops are developed.

*1990

Multimedia PCs are developed.Schools are using videodiscs, multimedia tools and

other educational databases.

*1992

Schools are using Gopher servers to provide students with on-line information.

*1994

Digital video, virtual reality and 3 D systems appear in the market.

More business PCs are soldUS classrooms have at least one PC available per classroom

*1995

The internet and the world wide web begin to catch on as businesses, schools and individuals create web pages

*1996

New graphics and multimedia tools are developed for the delivery of information and instruction using the

internet.Many schools are rewiring for internet access.

*1997-2007

Internet growth expands far faster than most predicted.It soon becomes the world’s largest database of information, graphics and streaming video.Search engines such as Google constantly develop new ways to find information.Web sites where individuals put personal information become popular.Internet-based publishing and discussion forums aslo begin to proliferte.Some other technologies grow more slowly .A variety of educational software is daily implemented.