Over the weekend, the New York Times published a timeline of photographs of technological advances in the classroom. While the blackboard and the horn-book (a wooden paddle printed with the alphabet) look like artifacts that might be leftover from when dinosaurs walked the earth, the ones that are a bit newer are quite interesting to behold. For instance, you may or may not be old enough to remember the blue-inked glory of a mimeograph machine (the oldest example dating from around 1940 is above), or the awesomeness of a Scantron machine which automatically graded multiple choice tests. Seriously, we can’t tell you how many hundreds of Scantron forms we filled out in our time as students, but it was unfortunately more than none. Hit up the source link to see all of the glorious gadgets throughout the years, but be forewarned: the last one is an iPad.
A beautiful timeline of educational gadgets reminds us that the Scantron machine was really awesome originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
Original post by Laura June
Related posts:
- NASA debuts two new educational games for iOS, Facebook NASA is no stranger to apps, but the space agency...
- Razer teaser reminds us that ‘PC gaming is not dead,’ neither are viral videos Looks like Razer’s not buying the whole “console > PC”...
- Facebook rolls out Timeline feature worldwide, it’s time to untag some old photos Get ready for a This Is Your Life-style recap available...
- Facebook app update brings Timeline to the iPhone, iPad version coming soon Facebook’s Timeline feature has only just begun to roll out...
- LG Optimus EX sneaks out of its box, reminds us it’s still here Remember the Optimus EX? Not to be confused with LG’s...
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
