1. Tech Trends: A
Photo Story
EDTECH 541 Vision Statement

2. Humble Beginnings

3. 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.

4. Educational Technology Begins to
Change the Classroom

5. • 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.

6. 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.

7. My Childhood

8. • 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.

9. 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.

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

11. 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.

12. 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 photos
One 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/