The early stage of Technology in Education

Before information and technology could provide the most excellent accommodation in the school environment, it had a long history of innovation and overcame the variety of challenges.


Since 1940, the developments of information and technology (IT) began to increase dramatically, despite not receiving much attention from the world. Electronic devices were costly with limited performance and the internet was not highly developed (Tatnall & Davey, 2014).

Students had limited knowledge about technology developments around the globe and the only support was provided by the formal institution. More as, students must attend to school to access education which made education unavailable to the students who do not have much time or live abroad (Prestridge, 2012).

Blaise Pascal's calculating machine

In the 17th century, Blaise Pascal created the world’s first calculating machine and became the primary foundation to form the transformation of the modern technology devices. In the 19th century, Charles Babbage is a father of modern day computer who generated the first computer program. Early technology inventions implemented in schools such as the typewriter, film projector, radio, mimeograph, videotape, photocopier and scantron.