Ed Tech & Distance Learning Blogs
1980s – Chris Rabideau’s post about eLearning in the ’80s.
1990s – Megan Prendergast’s post about eLearning in the ’90s.
The 2000s is when educational technology started to get smart and it became portable. We were introduced to multiple ways to connect with each other and instructors had more options for using technology to supplement instruction. I’ve listed a few things that were introduced in the 2000s.
SMART AND PORTABLE
2001 Apple iPod
2002 Proliferation of laptops
2005 USB Drives replace CDs
2007 Apple iPhone
2007 Amazon Kindle
2008 Macbook Air
CONNECTIVITY
2001 Wikipedia
2003 Skype
2005 Box
2004 Facebook
2006 Google Docs
2005 YouTube
TECH SUPPLEMENTS INSTRUCTION
2000 Achieve3000
2006 Khan Academy
2006 Haiku LMS
2007 Innosight Institute
2008 Document Camera
2008 Edmodo
Resources
A Brief History of EdTech Infographic – e-Learning Infographics. (2014). e-Learning Infographics. Retrieved 16 September 2016, from http://elearninginfographics.com/a-brief-history-of-edtech-infographic/
Jennifer R. Owens 
I love that I am familiar with the technology pieces above. What do you think has been the most impactful in education? In society?
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These are definitely within memory-
Especially for an old-fashioned guy like myself. I still use an ipod nano for listening to podcasts/radio while biking. The first decade of the century set the tone for where we are now – smaller, easier, always available!
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