I found a link through Delicious to a YouTube video about
the history of technology in education. The video shows a timeline, which
starts from 30,000 B.C.E. with the cave drawings and it continues to show the
most important technologies used though time. It is very interesting because it
shows how the radio was used in education in 1920 and in 1930 teachers started
using filmstrip projectors in class! I also was not aware the overhead
projector was first used in 1940. It was in 1990 when the computers were
introduced as an educational tool and SMART Boards interactive whiteboards in
1991. In 1995 the Internet was also integrated into teaching and from 2000 on
technology has been advancing in an incredible way and it has been used to
teach in a more effective manner. Here is the link of the video:
The other link I found using Delicious is about how to use
blogs to integrate technology into a classroom. They explain what a blog is,
and like we already know, it is a publishing tool that allows any person to
publish text, graphics, pictures, links, comments, photos and different type of
media. They mention how blogs are very effective when it comes to teaching, because
they motivate students, they also offer the opportunity to students to read and
write, they are also a highly effective collaborative tool, because students
can comment on other blogs, give their opinion, discuss about a certain topic
or peer review. Also teacher can use it as a tool to communicate more
effectively with their students, because teachers can post handouts, homework,
instructions, helpful links, notices, and also teachers can answer questions in
their blogs. Here is the link to
this website:
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