The document outlines the evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education from 1965 to 1987, including the introduction of filmstrip viewers in 1965 allowing individualized learning, the creation of the ARPANET in 1969 which was the precursor to the internet, and the release of the first mobile phone in 1973. Key developments include the introduction of handheld calculators in 1972, the Scantron testing system that year, the founding of Microsoft in 1974, the Apple II computer in 1977, and IBM releasing its first personal computer in 1981.

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EVOLUTION OF ICT
IN EDUCATION

2. 1965: Filmstrip Viewer
Allows individual students to watch filmstrips at
their own space.

3. 1969: Internet
 The first internet was called ARPANET, which is an
interconnected network of computer networks.

4. 1972: Handheld Calculator
Entered the classrooms for quick mathematical
calculations.

5. 1972: The Scantron System of Testing
 Michael Sokolski
Allowed teachers to check and grade tests more quickly and
efficiently.

6. 1973: The first mobile phone was
released.

7. 1974: Birth of Microsoft

8. 1977: The Apple II Computer

9. 1980: Plato Computer
 The Plato was one of the most-used early
computers.

10. 1981: IBM introduced in its first
personal computer.

11. 1985: CD ROM drive
 Storage medium that could store text, video and
audio.

12. 1985-87: Era of Educational
Computer Games