1. A personal timeline
of educational technology

2. Overview
My name is Chris Cordell.
I started school in 1989 in Deerpath Preschool (Chicago,
IL)
I graduated from high school in 2004 in Chicago, IL
I first went to college at University of Colorado at
Boulder in 2004
When I finish my degree, I hope to become a better
teacher and maybe one day switch sides as a vice
principal.

3. The practice of facilitating and enhancing
learning through technologic resources. It
can supplement curriculum and even act as
stand alone courses. Ed. Technology is
critical to public school’s success.

4. Web sites on ed tech history
 Slide Share of the History of Educational Technology:
http://www.slideshare.net/fvsandoval/history-of-
educational-technologyTitle of web site
 Timeline of Educational Technology:
http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/153737
 A Video of Educational Technology:
 http://deangroom.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/a-brief-
history-of-educational-technology/

5. Kindergarten technology
•Overhead projectors were
still in full swing in the 90’s
• Cursive was required to
be taught in the State of
Illinois
•Standarized testing had
already begun

6. High school technology
•Texas Instruments came out with
this in 1997 the TI-86
•With its graphing abilities and
approximation functions it gave
students an edge on math tests
•It also opened up a new world of
non-educational calculator games
that wasted precious instructional
time

7. College technology
 At University of Colorado
at Boulder 150+ student
lecture course was not
uncommon
 To combat the often
unengaged audience
clickers were used to
increase student
accountability and
participation

8. A vivid technology
learning experience
 Google Earth
 Provides an interactive exploration of earth
that the user can appreciate
 Embedded topography enhances the
experience

9. A technology I want to use in my
classroom
 Clickers: Provides instant feedback to student
and teacher about understanding content
 Ipads: saves paper, interactive for students, and
is easier to control pacing

10. My vision of the classroom
of the future
 An Ipad for every
student and a math
curriculum program
that enables
collaboration
between students
and real time
feedback

11. A challenge for teaching
 Budget Restrictions
 People resistance to
change and prefer
old pencil, paper
methods
 Ineffective use of
technology (lack of
training for teachers)

12. Words of wisdom
 “If the only tool you
have is a hammer,
you tend to see every
problem as a nail.”
~Abram Maslow