DANA SIAU EDUC EVOLUTION OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TIME LINE ASSIGNMENT The Ages of Technology

Table of Contents Toffler’s Three Waves Timeline Agricultural Age Industrial Age Information Age References Strand 1– Toffler’s three waves and the next wave Strand 2 –Key technological advances and innovations Strand 3 –Business and Corporate philosophies Strand 4 –Educational theories of learning and instruction Strand 5 –Nature of society and culture Strand 6 –Communication

Toffler’s Three Waves Timeline 8000 B.C. – Agricultural Age Agricultural Age 1700 – Clash of the Agricultural Age & Industrial Age 1800 – Industrial Age Industrial Age Shift from the Industrial Age to the Information Age Information Age It is my belief that we have not entered a 4th wave. I believe that the communication age is only an advanced extension of the information age, and that our next wave will be a biotechnological age. Table of Contents

Agricultural Age Table of Contents Toffler’s Three Waves Time Line Characterized by… The extended family Horse and Buggy as means of transportation Farming as main source of food and income Homeschooling geared towards family roles (child rearing, family business, etc.)

Industrial Age Table of Contents Characterized by… The transition to the nuclear family Specialization in factories Mass production of products via assembly lines Railroads, cars, and planes as means of transportation Renewable energy sources Introduction of markets for trade of products Mass schooling becomes grouped by age and gender Toffler’s Three Waves Time Line

Information Age Table of Contents Characterized by… Non-renewable energy sources Large corporations cyberspace communications (cell phones, computers, etc.) One-parent & Two working parents household Digital natives in education Toffler’s Three Waves Time Line

Table of Contents Previous Decade Next Decade The world’s first billion dollar corporation – U.S. Steel is established Henry Ford manufactures model T’s Researchers discover how to manufacture margarine Montessori establishes first Children’s House Alexander F. Victor invents the Animatograph Visual education movement begins in schools

Table of Contents Previous Decade Next Decade Thomas Edison produces first set of films for classroom showings Educational film companies begin to establish themselves

Table of Contents Previous Decade Next Decade First book written describing methodology for the film in the classroom First courses established for teachers concerning use of educational film

Table of Contents Previous Decade Next Decade Europeans politically control 85% of the land on Earth

Table of Contents Previous Decade Next Decade US possessed 72% of the world’s gold reserve.

Table of Contents Previous Decade Next Decade American Montessori Society founded Number of radio stations in the U.S. begin to climb 2,336-5,359

Table of Contents Previous Decdade Next Decade U.S. postal service at it’s highest peak of communication Green Revolution begins

Table of Contents Previous Decade Next Decade U.S. Newspapers begin to loose circulation of papers The percentage of Americans reading newspaper begins to fall An increase in the usage of CB radios begins Television viewing begins to decline

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