The The HistoryHistory of of Instructional MediaInstructional Media

from Motion Pictures to PDA’s

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Computer Computer Generated Generated ImagesImages

InternetPDA’s

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Motion PicturesMotion Pictures*In the 1940s, war films gained tremendous popularity. Films such as In Which We Serve and 49th Parallel gave audiences a realistic glimpse into what life was like on the battlefield. Meanwhile, more lighthearted films such as Pinocchio and Fantasia were being released which allowed audiences to leave reality and use their imaginations.

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Television In 1952, educational TV

Channels were established. The president of the Ford Foundation provided the

financial support for educators to establish the Joint

Committee for Educational Television (JCET).

Educational Educational television television

focused on focused on everything from everything from driving videos driving videos

to personal to personal etiquette and etiquette and

hygiene!hygiene!

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Computer Generated Images

Computer Generated Images

Using computers to digitally enhance or represent an image, whether it be a person, place or thing. CGI can be found in films as early back as 1973. (Westworld). Films such as Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Shrek and Avatar are all great examples of the technological advances of computer animation.

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InternetInternet

Proposed in 1962 and first used in 1969, the internet, or ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency) as it was known back then, was originally designed to provide a communication network that would work even if some of the sites were destroyed by nuclear attack. Today, the Microsoft Corporation continues to pave the way as the leading browser, server, and internet service provider.

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PDAs

Short for Personal Digital Assistant, the first actual PDA was

introduced in 1992 by Apple. Since then,

there have been various advancements made by Nokia, Blackberry and

most recently, the iPhone. These devices

allow the user to access the web from anywhere, while also being able to synchronize their device

to a PC, which automatically backs up

their data.

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