Tech Trends: A Photo Story

EDTECH 541 Vision Statement

Humble Beginnings

The One Room School House

• In our early history, the one room school house was the norm. Students of all ages met in one room where a single teacher taught basic academic skills. The students and teacher used chalk and chalkboards. Books were scarce.

Educational Technology Begins to Change the

Classroom

• In the late 1920’s and the 1930’s, we saw new technologies influence our world. These technologies began to be applied in education.

• Some of the advancements of the time were voice recording machines, radios using AM and FM frequencies, movie projectors, and television.

My Parent’s Generation

Cameras got smaller and even came with the attachable flashbulb. Transistor radios got smaller and more portable. Audio recordings were made available on vinyl records.

My Childhood

• By the 1970’s and 80’s, things were changing quite rapidly. Typewriters were now electric. Cameras spit out pictures right on the spot. Computers were small enough to fit on a desk. The cell phone was available, but so expensive that few people had it.

The World Kept Changing

Music got louder and you could take it wherever you went. Records went out and cassettes came in, making it easier to record sound. Movies came to the house and the classroom.

And It Kept Changing

Data could be stored in many formats for easy retrieval and use. The internet connected us to the world.

Today• Technology is all around us. It has shaped all aspects of

our life. It has changed the way we interact with others, the way we think, and the way we educate.

• Our classrooms are full of technology: computers, tablets, interactive whiteboards, smart phones, high-speed internet connectivity, media projection systems, system networks, computer software, and even more!

• What will we see tomorrow? We are limited only by our imaginations.

• “The only thing constant in life is change.” –Francois de la Rochefoucauld

• Embrace technology, evolve with the time, use

technology to engage and inspire.

References• Photos provided by Flickr Creative Commons

Voice recorder: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cstmweb/3314097521/in/faves-68403819@N07/

Television: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/5639571576/in/faves-68403819@N07/

Movie projector: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/6286386328/in/faves-68403819@N07/

Camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22280677@N07/3568437087/in/faves-68403819@N07/

Record: http://www.flickr.com/photos/toymaster/2213849236/in/faves-68403819@N07/

Transistor Radio: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eek/118203215/in/faves-68403819@N07/

Typewriter: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alejandrolavinjr/4620978142/in/faves-68403819@N07/

Polaroid: http://www.flickr.com/photos/66376272@N07/6145911584/in/faves-68403819@N07/

Computer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonifaceplymouth/3735968373/in/faves-68403819@N07/

Cell phone: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbeck/2715565881/in/faves-68403819@N07/

Boombox: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandavis/4445259921/

Walkman: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beleaveme/3116717772/in/faves-68403819@N07/

Disks: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannynic/6282154645/

• Other photosOne room schoolhouse: http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/image.php?rec=2209&img=1628

VCR: http://www.cepro.com/article/jvc_finally_ceases_production_of_standalone_vcrs/