1. UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL
presents

2. a
Paz Rodríguez
production

3. “A Brief History of
Education Technology”

4. A Definition of
Educational Technology
Also known variously as e-learning, instructional
technology and learning technology, educational
technology is the use of technology to support the
learning process. Although the term can refer to all
kinds of analogue technologies, eg
photographs, film, video, audio recordings etc, it is
usually used to talk specifically about digital computer
technology.

5. Educational technology
is only concerned with
technology as it impacts
upon the learning
process, eg in delivering
learning
materials, facilitating
communication and
providing assessment and
feedback. As society grows
ever-more complex, at an
ever-faster rate, so the
demand for knowledge
increases
exponentially, with e-
learning emerging as a
major channel for meeting
this demand.

6. Educational
Technology is BIG – A
Google search return
2.6 million hits for
“educational
technology”, and no
less than 106 million for
“e-learning”.
Technology is already
serving millions of
learners worldwide.

7. From the typewriter and the camera to the computer and the
DVD, technology has influenced the classroom. As film, recordings and
the electronic calculator changed the educational experience for an
earlier generation, today the computer and the Internet are
revolutionizing what people call the “classroom” around the world.

8. 1872 -- Christopher Sholes
invents the first practical
typewriter, with the familiar
QWERTY keyboard. Typing
classes and jobs for typists
proliferate, providing new
employment opportunities for
women in clerical jobs previously
closed to them. A typist can
produce a document three times
to 20 times faster than a clerk
with a pen. Educators soon notice
that students who learn to type
improve their reading and writing
skills.

9. 1946 -- The first fully electronic
computer, the Electronic Numerical
Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), is
unveiled at the University of
Pennsylvania. ENIAC fills up a room
9 meters by 15 meters big and
weighs more than 45 metric tons. In
1960, PLATO (Programmed Logic for
Automatic Teaching
Operations), the first computer-
assisted-instruction (CAI) system, is
initiated at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign. PLATO
profoundly will influence computer-
based education systems throughout
the world.

10. 1967 -- Texas Instruments develops the first hand-held electronic
calculator. It is the first mini-calculator to have the power found at that
time only in considerably larger machines. The working heart of the first
miniature calculator is an integrated semiconductor circuit for performing
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. In 1990, Texas
Instruments creates the popular TI-81 graphing calculator, again
improving math instruction and providing scientists with a new tool.

11. 1974 -- The first affordable
personal computer is featured on
the cover of the magazine Popular
Electronics. The Altair 8800 has
1KB of memory, an Intel 8080
processor, and sells as a kit for
$395 or assembled for $498. It was
designed by H. Edward Roberts, a
former U.S. Air Force officer who
headed a small firm in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, named
MITS (Micro Instrumentation and
Telemetry Systems). In February
1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen
provide the Altair with the first
computer language program
written for a personal computer.

12. 1983 -- Compact disc (CD-
ROM) technology is introduced. The
digital CD was invented in the late
1960s by James T. Russell. SONY and
other audio companies eventually
realize Russell’s technology is viable
and purchase licenses. By the end
of 1983, 30,000 CD players and
800,000 CDs have been sold in the
United States. Among other
things, CD technology allows for
storage of larger amounts of data
and reference materials.

13. 2005 -- One Laptop per Child is launched with the aim of distributing
$100 laptops to poor children around the world. The program aims to
revolutionize the world’s education. The latest model is bright orange, with
"rabbit ears" antenna for Internet connectivity and a hand crank to provide
power. It has a special reflective screen for use outdoors, a camera and an
excellent sound system.

14. Educational Technology Quiz

15. Which of these is not a synonim of
Educational Technology?
A) e-learning
B) instructional technology
C) modern education
D) learning technology

16. Wrong guess!

17. Students who learn to type improve
their…
A) listening skills
B) reading and writing skills
C) speaking skills
D) none of the above

18. Wrong guess!

19. The first electronic computer weighs
more than…
A) 100 metric tons
B) 500 kilos
C) 45 metric tons
D) 10 kilos

20. Wrong guess!

21. When was the first hand-held
electronic calculator developed?
A) 1967
B) 1948
C) 1899
D) 1976

22. Wrong guess!

23. Who invented the CD?
A) Bill Gates
B) Bill Burroughs
C) James Morrison
D) James T. Russell

24. Wrong guess!

25. Congratulations!
You have successfully
completed the quiz!

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