Educational technology is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropiate technological processes and resources. It includes, but is not limited to, software, hardware as well as Internet applications and activities.The use of technology in the process of learning and teaching hasimproved the way in which students learn learn throughout the years Have a look at the influence of technology in education. 780 - Early public schools adopt the teacher/manager model with the teacher as the primary manger of instruction and assessment in a single 1946 - First vacuum tube-based computers developed;classroom universities help in computer development effort; technology used in 1960 – PLATO (programmed logic for automatic teaching war effort. operations), the first computer – assisted – instruction (CAI) system, is initiated at the University of Illinois.It profundly influences computer – based education systems throughout the world.
1965 - Elementary and Secondary Education Act brings new money into schools for technology. ainframes and minicomputers are put into place in some schools, but most are used for administration or for school counseling (databases for information a bout and for 1970 –students) Texas instruments develops the first hand – held electronic calculator. The working heart of the first miniature calculator is an integrated semiconductor circuit for performing addition, subtraction, 1969 – The children’s program Sesame multiplication and division. Street debuts on the National Educational Television network and soon becomes an 1970 – ARPANET, the forerunner of the international hit.
Internet, goes online. Engelbart invents the mouse, hypertext and groupware. He also creates hypermedia, multiple – window screens, inline publishing and electronic mail systems, all of great importance in modern education 6. 1971 - Intels first microprocessor developed; the first microcomputers (PCs) are developed; mainframes and minicomputers are in wide use in business; a few software companies begin to develop mainframe and minicomputer- based 1974 – The first affordable personal computer is instructional programs featured on the cover of the magazine Popular Electronics.The Altais 8800 has 1KB 1977 – Japan of memory and an Intel 8080 processor. Victor Company (JVC) introduces the VHS format video cassette 1983 – Compact Disc (CD-ROM – invented by James T.
Russell in recorder. the late 1960s -) technology is introduced in the United States 7. 1990 - Multimedia PCs are developed; schools are using videodiscs; object-oriented multimedia authoring tools are in wide use; Simulations, educational databases and other types of CAI programs are being delivered on CD-ROM disks, many with 1994/animation and sound. Digital video, virtual reality, and 3-D systems capture the attention of many, but fewer multimedia PCs than basic business PCs are sold; object-oriented authoring systems such as HyperCard, Hyperstudio, and Authorware grow in popularity in schools; most US classrooms now have at least one PC available for instructional delivery, but not all teachers have access to a computer for 1995 .
The Internet and the world wide web instructional preparation. began to catch on as businesses, schools, and individuals create web pages; most CAI is delivered on CD-ROM disks and is growing in popularity 8. 996 – Dvds allow storage of larger amounts of digital data, which makes possible superior sound and visual The internet begins to provide services and advertising performance. using web pages. Many schools install web servers and provide faculty with a 1997-2007 - The growth way to create instructional web pages. of the internet expands far faster than most predicted.
It soon becomes the worlds largest database of information, graphics, and streaming video making it an invaluable resource for educators. 9.Search engines such as Google and Yahoo constantly develop new ways to find information within the ever-growing number of web pages. Web sites that offer individuals a place to put personal information become popular, as does internet-based publishing and discussion forums. Some Voice recognition slowly enters the computing mainstream. Larger computer storage capacity and computers incorporate TV input.
the growing prevalence of CD-ROM and DVD drives in personal computers make it easier for educators to store larger files for eductnl app.
