This document provides a personal timeline of an individual's education and career in educational technology. It begins with biographical information about the author from 1990 to 2008. It then discusses the author's current role promoting 21st century teaching tools. Several sections then outline the history of technology in education from the 1980s to present day.

1. A Personal Timeline
of Educational Technology

2. My name is Rachelle Aurellano.
I started elementary school in Waipahu, Hawaii in
1990.
I graduated from high school in 2004.
In 2008, I graduated with my BA from the
University of Hawaii at Manoa.
I currently work for the University of Hawaii at
Manoa GEAR UP program and teach Ilokano
language at Waipahu High School.

3. … is to develop awareness of new
technologies and become better
equipped with a variety of tools and
techniques necessary to implement
technology in a 21st century classroom
to enhance learning.

4.  History of Technology in
Education – impact of
technology
 Evolution of Classroom
Technology – brief timeline
 Technology Integration: A
Short History – technology in
education

5.  Cable TV and VCR
 Phones were wireless!
 Cassette Players
 World Wide Web and
HTML are created
 Disposable cameras
 Computer labs (IBM &
Macintosh) in schools
 Remember the floppy
disks?

6.  Flat Screen/LCD TV & DVD Player
 Mobile Phone – text messaging
 CD Player
 Instant messaging, video chat
 Overhead Projectors
 Digital Cameras
 iMacs in school computer labs
 Remember Zip Drives?

7.  HDTV & BluRay Player
 3G Mobile Phones with
built in cameras
 MP3 Players
 Online Classes
 Screen Projectors
 Laptop Computers
 USB data storage device

8.  Online Classes via Laulima
 Social Networking Sites
 Mobile Phones

10.  Laptop computers for
every student loaded
with necessary software
 School-wide Wi-Fi
 Peer teaching through
the use of technology

11. Lack of school funding
Limited resources
Keeping up with the latest technology
Classroom management