This document provides a timeline of key developments in educational technology from 40,000 BC to 2008 AD. Some notable milestones include the development of painting and drawing as means of communication around 40,000 BC, the founding of Plato's Academy in 389 BC which began a new movement in education, and Gutenberg inventing the printing press in 1453 which transformed society by allowing mass publication.

1. HISTORY OF
EDUCATIONA
L
TECHNOLOGY
TIMELINE

2. 40,000 BC
Paintings and
drawings are a
new means of
communication

3. 389 BC
The founding of
the Academy
by Plato begins
a new
movement in
education.

4. 1453
The printing of
the Bile with
moveable type
by Gutenberg
transforms
society.

5. 1635
Founding of the
first public
school in the
U.S. - Boston
Latin School

6. 1862
QWERTY:
Christopher
Sholes
develops a
machine to
print the
alphabet.

7. 1878
Sales take off
after the
Remington No. 2
hits the shelf.

8. 1901
Marconi sends a
radio signal
across the
Atlantic

9. 1944
Grace Hopper is
responsible for
the term “bug”
for a computer
fault.

10. 1967
Texas Instruments
develops the first
hand-held calculator.

11. 1966
The Educational Resources Information
Center (ERIC) is established as a
national information system.

12. 1968
Douglas Engelbart
introduces a
prototype of the
computer mouse,
the “x-y position
indicator for a
display system.”

13. 1977
Apple introduces the
Apple II.

14. 1981
IBM home
computer is
introduced.
MS DOS 2.0 is
introduced.

15. 1984
Dell Computer is
founded.

16. 1985
Microsoft Windows
is introduced.
America Online
debuts.
Nintendo debuts.

17. 1986 & 1987
MS DOS 3.2 is
introduced.
Mac SE is
introduced.
Windows 2.0 is
introduced.

18. 1998
SmartBoards are
introduced.

19. 2005
Discovery Education
Streaming brings
video to the
classroom.

20. 2008
iPods revolutionize
the way
education is
delivered.