The National Teachers College

629 F. Nepomuceno St., Quiapo, Manila

Glenda Lyn L. Araño Subject: EdTech

Prof. Mrs. Jocelyn Margaret Agbayan-Razol Time: 10:00am -1:00pm
Assignment:
1. What is Educational Technology?
Answer: Educational technology is the use of both physical
hardware, software, and educational theoretic to facilitate learning and
improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate
technological processes and resources1.
 Educational technology as the theory and practice of educational
approaches to learning2.
 Educational technology as technological tools and media, for instance
massive online courses, that assist in the communication of
knowledge, and its development and exchange. This is usually what
people are referring to when they use the term "EdTech"3.
 Educational technology for learning management systems (LMS), such
as tools for student and curriculum management, and education
management information systems (EMIS)4.
 Educational technology as back-office management, such as training
management systems for logistics and budget management, and
Learning Record Store (LRS) for learning data storage and analysis5.
 Educational technology itself as an educational subject; such courses
may be called "Computer Studies" or "Information and
communications technology (ICT)"6.

2. Why do we use visual aid?

Answer: We use visual aid because it helps the learner to understand
the topic. By using it the learner create an image to his/her mind it
would appear that making use of the sense of sight through visual
presentation makes learning easier.

3. History of Technology

Period of Highlights of
Sample Picture
Development Development
Prehistoric/Ancient Hieroglyphics
 Egyptian
hieroglyphs
combined
logographic and
alphabetic symbols
on papyrus and
wood.
 Discovered as
early as 3400 BC,

1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_technology
2
Ibid
3
Ibid
4
Ibid
5
Ibid
6
Ibid
 hieroglyphics
indicated that
there had been an
education system
as ancient times.
River Valley  They were the first
Civilization in the world to
develop a system
of uniform weights
and measures.
 They use the
chert weights in
trade and taxes
Classical Period Antikythera
Greek/Roman mechanism
 These include the
Antikythera
mechanism and
the astrolabe. Both
of these are
generally regarded
as the earliest
known mechanical
analogue
computers.
 These devices
contributed to the
education of
society and to the
knowledge base of
the Greeks. And
they hardly ever
crashed and never
needed software
updates.
Medieval Period Printing press
 The invention of
printing was
carried out in
around 1450 AD
by Johannes
Gutenberg, a
German inventor.
 The invention of
printing was a
major factor in the
development of
the history of
educational
technology to
deliver instruction
as the need for
educated society
 and complex
technology.
Renaissance  The intellectual
Period development such
as Humanism,
Reformation,
Realism,
Disciplinism and
Rationalism
contributed to the
development of
educational
technology along
with theories and
practices.
 Johann Amos
Comenius was
recognized for
developing the
first picture book
– the Orbis
Pictus (The
World in
Pictures). He was
considered the
pioneer in
instructional
technology
development.
Computer Age  Most schools have
Period/Digital Age already adopted
the
computerization of
school’s practices.
 Multimedia
resources and
computers are
common fixtures in
all classrooms.
 School’s curricula
have revised and
enriched their
curricular offerings
to include
computer
applications.
 Trainings and
retooling of
teachers with
regard to the use
of Computer-
Assisted
Instruction(CAI).