History of Educational Technology By mr.locheed Jan 1, 1650 The Magic Lantern is invented Magic Lantern Period: Jan 1, 1650 to Apr 12, 2012 edtech Photo Attributions Jan 1, 1801 Chalkboards introduced in America Chalkboards Jan 1, 1812 1st American Wood Pencils The Pencil Jan 1, 1891 The Cyclostyle Mimeograph machine is patented Mimeograph History History History History History... Feb 5, 1894 1st public screening of a movie from a film projector Film Projector History Jan 1, 1905 The Keystone View Co. sells stereoscopes for educational purposes. Keystone View Company Dec 24, 1906 1st radio audio broadcast History of Radio Jan 1, 1932 1st instructional television program airs at the State Univ. of Iowa Ed Tech History PowerPoint Jan 1, 1945 Overhead Projectors used in large numbers by the US military Overhead History Oct 29, 1945 1st ballpoint pen is for sale in New York City Ballpoint History Jan 1, 1967 1st handheld calculator sold by Texas Instruments Calculator History Feb 1, 1975 1st PC invented: Altair 8800 Altair 8800 Jan 1, 1991 The 1st Interactive Whiteboard is developed by SMARTboard IWB History Aug 6, 1991 World Wide Web goes live WWW Jan 1, 1995 The Netscape Navigator Web Browser is released Netscape Mar 12, 2010 Pre-Orders taken for Apple's iPad iPad
