The document traces the history of video instruction from 1902 to the present. [1] Early educational films in the 1900s adapted newsreels and Thomas Edison produced the first historical film shown in a classroom in 1911. [2] In the following decades, portable projectors, educational film bureaus, and non-profit organizations further advanced the use of educational films. [3] Digital video became integrated into classrooms by the 2000s, and schools may now broadcast daily news.