The document discusses the history of educational technology from the 18th century to 2000. Some key developments include:
- In the early 1900s, the first school museum was created to collect and loan materials for teachers to use in their classrooms. Silent films were also being produced for instructional use.
- In the 1920s, radio gained attention for its educational applications. Television and computers also began being used for instructional purposes in later decades.
- By 1983, computers were being used for instruction in both elementary and secondary schools. By 2000, over 83% of schools had internet connections.
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1. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
A brief Historical Review
Choose the right option
1) The term Educational Technology refers to the use of technology in
a) elementary and secondary schools and independent study at home.
b) colleges, universities and corporate training sites.
c) both a) and b).
2) During the 1780-1900s, in early public schools, the model adopted in the
classroom was a) student active /teacher passive
3) The purpose of the first school museum, in 1905, was to
a) Collect and loan materials for students to borrow for studying.
b) Display exhibits and material for the educational authorities.
c) Collect and loan materials for teachers to use in their classrooms.
4) At the beginning of the first decade of the twentieth century, silent
films were produced for b) instructional use
5) The next technology to gain attention in the 1920s was
a) Telephone
b) Television
c) Radio
6) During the decade between 1925 and 1935 there was a peak activity for
instruction which continued through the 1940s
a) Television
b) Radio
c) Telephone
7) One of the most creative efforts between the 50s and 60s was the
Midwest Program on Television Instruction which transmitted from
a) Trains
b) Airplanes
c) Ships
2. 8) By 1983, computers were being used for instructional purposes
a) a great deal in elementary schools
b) only in secondary schools
c) in both elementary and secondary schools
9) In 1995 , it was estimated that the optimum ratio of computers per
student was a) five to one
10) By the year 2000, the percentage of schools having Internet
connections was of _______________
a) 75 %
b) 83%
c) 97%