History+of+Educational+Technology

Here we will enter vital information about the history of educational technology.

"Children construct their knowledge" (Haller)



Jean Piaget was a Swiss biologist, philosopher, and psychologist best known for his work in the area of developmental psychology. (Haller)

The cognitive domain (Bloom, 1956) involves knowledge and the development of intellectual skills. This includes the recall or recognition of specific facts, procedural patterns, and concepts that serve in the development of intellectual abilities and skills. There are six major categories, which are listed in order below, starting from the simplest behavior to the most complex. The categories can be thought of as degrees of difficulties. That is, the first ones must normally be mastered before the next ones can take place. (Haller) CEO and founder of Apple, Steve Jobs. (Haller)

In 1990, Texas Instruments created the TI-81 Graphing Calculator. (Clark)



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[|Jefferson] was the first American leader to suggest creating a public school system. His ideas formed the basis of education systems developed in the 19th century. (Carbonara) (Carbonara)

Geraldine Jones, teacher of the year 1952, was the first to received this honor. (Carbonara)

(Carbonara) [|First Computer]

The first Website was developed by Tim Berners-Lee for CERN. These are the same folks smashing particles together to find how the universe started (Mark). A picture of Bill Gates back when computers were still young and sweaters like that were still cool....sorta (Mark)

Smartboards are going to impact teaching immensely. Allowing more versatility by combining a traditional whiteboard, projector screen and the internet. (Mark)


 * ==== **Technology**- the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science. (Krystal) ====



This begins many discussions about education. (Krystal)
 * In 1899, John Dewey begins writing about education.


 * Between 1972-1977, the first personal computers were built and sold to the public. (Krystal)


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(Mark) The Best Selling Video Game for the computer was

=NEXT TO COME.... WEB 3.0 = third generation of Internet-based services that collectively comprise what might be called the "intelligent web." (timko)
 * semantic web
 * microformats
 * natural language search
 * data mining
 * machine learning
 * recommendation agents
 * artificial intelligence technologies


 * Educational technology** is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources. (Ciamacco)

The Educational Technology of the 90's!!!! (Clark)

Since technology is such a major part of the educational experience, teachers now have standards to follow. (Clark)

"In the 2009-10 school year, 150,000 students attended school online full time, according to [|Keeping Pace 2010], a report on virtual education produced by the Evergreen Education consulting group." [from //The New York Times// online] (Studeny)

The mid 2000's saw the rise of the "e-reader" making textbooks available via electronic devices and (in the minds of some) eliminating the need for bulky, cumbersome textbooks. (Studeny)

Skype initially relesed in August of 2003, and it made free calling available to anyone on the Internet. As of September 2011 Skype has 663 million registered users. (Kutchko)

The first I Pad was released in April 2010, and it sold over 3 million in the first 80 days. Apple created the IPad 2 and it has WIFI and 3G capability. The IPad can be used for educational purposes, such as downloading textbooks, completing research, read out loud and share, and Dragon Dictation which allows an IPad user to quickly convert speech to editable text. (Kutchko)

Avid is a computer program designed to make and edit film. Many schools use Avid and programs similar in video productions classes. This program helps students learn how to edit film, add special effects, and put a short show, commercial, or movie together. (Kutchko)

The first commercially available portable computer came out in September 1975 and was called the IBM 5100. (Kutchko)

In 1993, America Online and Delphi, two lare network service providers at the time, started to connecct their email systems to the Internet. This started the large scale adoption of Internet email as a global standard. (Kutchko)

High school mathematics teachers allow and even encourage their students to use graphing calculators in class. (Trapizona)