3. Education + Technology
The Computer «
» Timeline
1950s › IBM's first commercial computer is sold.
1970s › Intel's first microprocessor is developed.
“Scaling down” of computers begins.
1980s › IBM introduces the PC adopting MS-DOS
(becoming the “de facto” standard OS)
› Apple announces the Macintosh with it‟s icon
driven interface.
1990s › Microsoft introduces Windows.
4. Education + Technology
The Computer «
» Pros
› Computers motivate students to continue learning;
› offer research opportunities;
› provide drill and practice;
› make abstract concepts visible to students who
may be discouraged by traditional learning material.
› Tutorial, instructional and problem solving games,
all serve their purpose in stimulating the minds of children.
5. Education + Technology
The Computer «
» Cons
› Students may become distracted by other activities.
› Teachers' first technology projects generate excitement,
but often little content learning.
› It often takes a few years until teachers can use technology
effectively in core subject areas.
7. Education + Technology
The Internet «
» Timeline
1960s › ARPANET, a US military decentralized
network is created.
› First two universities connected.
1970s › The first e-mail program is developed.
› TCP/IP increases number of networks.
› Ethernet allows faster connections.
1980s › DNS erases the need to remember IPs.
1990s › HTTP provides easy access to information.
› WWW is created.
8. Education + Technology
The Internet «
» Pros
› It promotes interactivity and sharing of resources.
› It makes a lot of information available.
› Students have access to teaching programs and games.
› Distance-learning has been greatly improved.
› Thanks to social media sites, email, texting, tweeting
and such, students can be connected to their peers and
to their teachers rather readily.
9. Education + Technology
The Internet «
» Cons
› A lot of information is available, but not all of it is quality
information.
› Students do not dig beyond the first article they find.
› Students choose the Internet over traditional learning
material in all cases.
11. Education + Technology
Multimedia «
» Timeline
1980 › Philips & Sony launch the CD
1985 › First album on a CD (Billy Joel‟s 52nd St.)
› CD-ROM drives introduced.
1995 › MP3 gets its name.
1996 › DVD Technology hits the world.
1998 › First MP3 portable players introduced.
12. Education + Technology
Multimedia «
» Pros
› CD-ROMs provide vocabulary and grammar practice.
› They are listening and reading materials for learners.
› DVDs often offer an option to show or hide subtitles.
› Both provide authentic material which motivates students.
» Cons
› CD-ROMs are less effective for speaking practice.
› For writing practice it tends to be limited to activities
such as „fill in the blanks‟, or reordering sentences.
› DVDs featuring interactive exercises need a computer.
