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The History of Computers in Education
ENIAC(Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator)
Transistor
Microchip
PLATO
Logo
FD 40
RT 120
FD 40
Mainframes
Computer Literacy:Computer awareness
Personal Computers
Altair 8800 built from a kit
Apple II
IBM PC
10 PRINT “HELLO”
20 FOR I=1 TO 15
30 PRINT I
40 NEXT I
Computer Literacy:Programming skills
Growing Competition
Macintosh
Rapid GrowthAppleWorks
•Wordprocessing
•Databases
•Spreadsheets
Computer Literacy:Skills in keyboard operation, programming, wordprocessing, database management, spreadsheet creation, graphic design and
problem solving
CD-ROM and Multimedia
Multimedia Continues
Computer Literacy:Using the computer as a learning and
problem-solving tool
Animation and Video
Surfing the Internet
CD-ROMs for Schools and Homes
Entertainment
EducationEdutainment
Lowering Student-to-Computer Ratios1985 1995
50:150:1 9:19:1
Internet in Schools
10%20%30%40%50%60%65%
Continued GrowthSchools connected computers with networks
Software was produced solely on CD-ROMs
Web continued astounding growth
Computer Literacy:Technical fluency
Extended Information Access
Ability to publish and communicate globally
Attention to information-seeking skills
Access to more information
Faster Internet access
The Future
Lower costs
More powerful computers
Increasingly flexible tools