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Evolution of Educational Technology Time Line. STRAND 1. Toffler's Waves. AGRICULTURAL AGE 1600. Family tied to land Little mobility Family business was agriculture Transportation was on foot or horseback Communication was face to face Education was oral and limited
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STRAND 1 Toffler's Waves
AGRICULTURAL AGE1600 Family tied to land Little mobility Family business was agriculture Transportation was on foot or horseback Communication was face to face Education was oral and limited Classes were multiage groups http://www.skypoint.net/members/mfinley/toffler.htm
INDUSTRIAL AGE1750 Families were nuclear Factories were main business Topdownbeauracracies Automobiles and trains were main transportation Education was through books, videos, and film Students were grouped by ages http://www.criticalthink.info/Phil1301/Wave3lec.htm
INFORMATION AGE1950 Single parent, blended, and childless families Business and work characterized by collaboration, teamwork, computers, cell phones, flexible hours and locations Automobiles, planes for transportation Education is digital- hyperkids, and Internet http://www.criticalthink.info/Phil1301/Wave3lec.htm
COMMUNICATION AGE Defined by Internet Increased capacity of collaboration and communication Creativity http://www.worldtrans.org/whole/fourthwave.html
STRAND 2 TECHNOLOGY
STRAND 3 WORK
STRAND 4 EDUCATION
STRAND 5 SOCIETY AND CULTURE
STRAND 6 RELIGION