The History of Educational Technology

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  • 3400 BCE

    Hieroglyphics

    Hieroglyphics
    In this history, Egyptians used logos and alphabetic symbols on papyrus or wood. They were discovered in 3400 BC, and showed that there had been an educational system. Thanks to hieroglyphics, rules, laws and phrases could be taught. They were turned into immortal things.
  • 480 BCE

    Abacus

    Abacus
    It is Herodotus who wrote first about the abacus.Also, abacus was used by ancient Egyptians for trade.
  • 700

    Quill Pen

    Quill Pen
    It is made from a bird feather oftenly goose feather. It is more often used for writing jobs.
  • Period: 1300 to

    The Renaissance

    Renaissance was a cultural movement between 14th and17th century. It began in the Italy and then spreaded to the rest of Europe. With Renaissance, education gain an importance and spread like wildfire.
  • 1450

    Printing Press

    Printing Press
    As all of us know, printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg with the help of the existing technology. His inventions made easier to share information. Thanks to printing press, people could copy documents and could acces information easily. Moreover, opportunities for education reached higher levels.

  • Pencil

    Pencil
    Nicholas Jacques Conte who was an scientist in Napoleon's army, found that fired mix of powdered graphite with clay. After that, British started to product a high-quality pens.

  • First correspondence schools

    First correspondence schools
    Anna Eliot Ticno founded the society to Encourage Studies at Home.Then, in 1875, lending library was established for the members of this society. Learning by distance was seen as a great way to develop new skills.

  • The first calculator

    The first calculator
    The first calculator was patented in Japan to help educated people. It is called Yazu Arithmometer.

  • The Dynabook

    The Dynabook
    It is the concept of mobile learning. Alan Kay designed the KiddiComp which was renamed as a Dynabook. This tool was a portable, battery operated network computer with colorful display. Many people think that today's notebooks are originated from this tool.

  • E-textbook

    E-textbook
    The first document on the internet, Declaration of Indepence, was published by Michael Hart. This document is the first source of the Project Gutenberg which is first digital library.

  • Apple II

    Apple II
    Apple II was released in 1977. It had educational games. Moreover, it was distributed to the schools. In order to complete Apple II systems to schools, Apple Education Foundation was established in 1979.

  • Smartphones

    Smartphones
    Simon which is accepted as the first smarphone, released in 1994. Simon has monochrome touchscreen, calculator, calendar,world clock. Also it could make calls and could send a text.

  • Google

    Google
    First, it begans as a research project by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Then, it became the most used search engine.

  • Massive Open Online Course

    Massive Open Online Course
    It was first held by Stephan Downes and George Siemens. It was named as Connectivisim and Connective Knowledge and it was free. Over two thousand students attended online classes.

  • Wearable Tech

    Wearable Tech
    The first wearable tech was the Google Glass. It was presented limitedly in 2003. This glass provided a reality platform and cloud acces to users.

  • References

    References
    Briggs, S. (2014, December 17). The evolution of learning theories. Opencolleges. http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/the-evolution-of-learning-technology/ Webb, S. (2020, July 5). A brief history of pencil. Simon-webb. Briggs, S. (2014, December 17). The evolution of learning theories. Opencolleges. http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/the-evolution-of-learning-technology/