https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9 en-us 2021-11-26 21:24:27 UTC 2025-03-01 20:30:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4bb.png catpriddy1 https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914858065 The horn-book was a tool used in children's education from the 16th through the 18th centuries. Sheets of vellum (and later paper) containing the alphabet and other lesson tools were stretched over a wooden frame. The horn-book gets its name from the thin transparent pieces of horn used to protect the sheets of the book. ]]> 2021-11-26 21:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914858065 catpriddy1 https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914860892 The Magic Lantern or lantern slides were an early precursor to the projector. By the early 1920's, Chicago schools had over 8,000 lantern slides used in their classrooms.]]> 2021-11-26 21:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914860892 catpriddy1 https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914864600 While the origin of the slate board is unclear, their popularity among public schools rose dramatically in the 17th and 18th centuries. A thin sheet of slate was bound in wood planks for ease of handling. Slate boards were originally accompanied by a "slate pencil" but this was later replaced by a piece of chalk. ]]> 2021-11-26 21:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914864600 catpriddy1 https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914867537 From individual slates comes the large wall-mounted slate sheet that would become known as the blackboard. This term was continually used until the mid 20th century. James Pillans, Headmaster of the Old High School of Edinburgh, Scotland, is widely credited for inventing the blackboard and colored chalk which he used to teach geography.]]> 2021-11-26 22:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914867537 catpriddy1 https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914870332 Traditional slate blackboards got a slick green coating that made them easier to ship and therefore cheaper to get in every classroom. Blackboards were replaced by their brighter little sibling. Slate pencils were used at first but they were quickly replaced with regular chalk. ]]> 2021-11-26 22:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914870332 catpriddy1 https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914872387 The invention of the film projector sparked a spiral of inventions and innovations that allowed teachers to break away from the front of the classroom with their back turned. Slide projectors with clear film sheets allowed instructors to face the class while teaching.]]> 2021-11-26 22:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914872387 catpriddy1 https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914874116 "In the 1950s, the psychologist B. F. Skinner of Harvard University suggested that techniques he had developed for training rats and pigeons might be adopted for teaching humans. He used this apparatus teaching a Harvard course in natural sciences. The machine is a rectangular wooden box with a hinged metal lid with windows. Various paper discs fit inside, with questions and answers written along radii of the discs.  Skinner's "programmed learning" was refined and adopted in many classrooms in the 1960s. It underlies techniques still used in instruction for the office, the home and the school."]]> 2021-11-26 22:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914874116 catpriddy1 https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914875194 Yes, even without internet, computers are useful to teachers. Computers allowed students to learn geography and solve math problems using computer games on floppy disks. ]]> 2021-11-26 22:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914875194 catpriddy1 https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914879970 With the invention of the World Wide Web comes resources galore. Over the course of 2 decades the internet went from a calculator and source of communication (email) to the most valuable tool in existence. The importance of the internet in reference to education is not it's wealth of knowledge. But rather, the availability and accessibility of that knowledge. In the age of Covid, many teachers were forced to utilize all the internet has to offer. Virtual field trips and at-home museum exhibits will be tools educators can continue to use into the future.]]> 2021-11-26 22:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914879970 catpriddy1 https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914883315 As technology continues to evolve, how will it be used in the future? Should we continue to use these ever-advancing tools? What are the effects tech has on education?]]> 2021-11-26 22:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/catpriddy1/1m4rzwoii8oy7pz9/wish/1914883315