CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Educational technology is the use in technology in application of the learning being acquired by the learners. Educational technology aims to improve education. It is a systematic, iterative process for designing instruction or training used to improve performance. Educational technology is sometimes also known as instructional technology or learning technology. It enhances the students in teaching and learning process.

It has been marked by the ancient civilization that educational technology is being applied that man already know how to used pointed sticks to in script signs and symbols on the leaves and knives for the bark of  trees. On about 3100 B.C the Egyptians devised a system of picture writing called hieroglyphics. Its symbols represent a sound or a group of sounds. Through this development it’s a rise to the class known as scribe. The Spartan time education emphasized the development of the physical body coupled with a discipline, the boys underwent for an exercises and activities that promoted bodily strength.

During on Medieval Era the aim of their education was search for the knowledge and the application of scientific facts to their daily lives. They also originated the scientific method of teaching. When the renaissance period come the development of educational technology emphasized with theories and practices, during this time John Locke came out his idea about the nature of the child mind at birth in TABULA RASA.

Johann Amos Comenius recognized for first picture book known as Orbit Pictus and so with Maria Montessori contributed her own ideas about teaching with the use of multi-sensory materials in teaching.

           On education during the age of naturalism this encouraged the writing of songs and discovery of games suited for the grades. Froebel who was known as the father of kindergarten emphasized the use of actual objects in which could be manipulated by the learners. He recommended the use of play and songs.

           On contemporary times the educational technology has in all aspects of education organization and management most of schools have already adopted the computerization of records and so with the different kinds of mass communication materials like television, gadgets, i pads and so on and so forth.

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The history of the educational technology brings success to the user in the present times. With the recent developers improved the technology in terms of educating the minds of the learners will help them learned easier. There are software programs that are easy to access, easier communication between people to people all over the world.

Technology is very much important to us and to the teacher because of easy transmission of knowledge to the students. With the different techniques and strategies to be used, methods being applied by the teacher encouraged his/her students to learn easier with the help of the technology.