HISTORY OF HISTORY OF EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

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19101910 Silent films were being produced for Silent films were being produced for

instructional use.instructional use. A catalogue of educational motion A catalogue of educational motion

pictures was published, listing more pictures was published, listing more than 1,000 titles which could be than 1,000 titles which could be rented by schools.rented by schools.

19201920 Radio was the next technology to gain Radio was the next technology to gain

attention.The Radio Division of the U.S. attention.The Radio Division of the U.S. Department of Commerce began to license Department of Commerce began to license commercial and educational stations.commercial and educational stations.

Peak activity for radio use occurred during Peak activity for radio use occurred during 1925 and 1935.1925 and 1935.

19391939 World War II provided a boost for World War II provided a boost for

audiovisual education.audiovisual education. The military used The military used overheadoverhead projectorsprojectors

to support lectures and to support lectures and audio equipmentaudio equipment for teaching foreign languages.for teaching foreign languages.

Experience gained from wartime fueled Experience gained from wartime fueled their use in schools in decades to followtheir use in schools in decades to follow

19521952 The Federal Communications The Federal Communications

Commision set aside 242 television Commision set aside 242 television channels for educational purposes.channels for educational purposes.

A portion of their mission was to A portion of their mission was to provide instructional programs to provide instructional programs to school systems.school systems.

19691969 A small research team at the A small research team at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the United States Department of Defense the United States Department of Defense created ARPANET (Advanced Research created ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network).Projects Agency Network).

It was the world’s first operational network It was the world’s first operational network intended to allow general communications intended to allow general communications among computer users.among computer users.

19831983 Computers were being used for Computers were being used for

instructional purposes in many instructional purposes in many elementary and secondary schools in elementary and secondary schools in the USA.the USA.

By the year 2000 it was reported that By the year 2000 it was reported that there was an average of one there was an average of one computer for every five students, computer for every five students, with 97% of schools having internet with 97% of schools having internet connections.connections.

19951995 Educational WebQuests were offered Educational WebQuests were offered

for classrooms all over the world.for classrooms all over the world.

20012001 Every museum and historical site started sponsoring its own online field tripEvery museum and historical site started sponsoring its own online field trip

20092009 The first fully automated classroom was introduced. A wall-sized LCD display with words typed at The first fully automated classroom was introduced. A wall-sized LCD display with words typed at

a predetermined pace and 3D images coupled with a digital audio recording of the day’s lecturea predetermined pace and 3D images coupled with a digital audio recording of the day’s lecture

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