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Nov 8, 2012 · Blackboard classroom history begins, in rudimentary form, in ancient times. Students in ancient Babylonia and Sumeria inscribed their lessons on clay tablets with a stylus (predecessor to the pen and pencil) in cuneiform writing. These could be used wet and erased to be used again, or baked to create a permanent document.
Oct 27, 2013 · The blackboard found its way to North American classrooms in 1801 (Swinnerton, 2005) and it has been an icon and symbol of teaching ever since. These old-style blackboards are a technology that was and is still used regularly in traditional schools.
Dec 28, 2017 · A blackboard, which could be as simple as a wooden board painted black, let students and teachers demonstrate writing or math problems for the whole huge class. The blackboard quickly became a “natural” part of education, Krause writes.
Oct 15, 2014 · Erasable slates, a cheap but durable substitute for costly paper and ink, had been in use for centuries. Students could practice reading and writing and math on their slates, in the classroom...
- Lewis Buzbee
One story goes that Pillans originally grouped students’ slates on a wall—like a low-tech version of the arrays of synchronized TV monitors sometimes used at museums. Pillans is also often credited with inventing colored chalk to use for writing on his breakthrough in teaching technology.
Using a case study research design and a purposive sampling strategy, lecturers making an extensive use of Blackboard in the delivery of their courses were sampled. Blackboard start-up documents as well as open-ended questionnaires for lecturers provided qualitative data.
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Oct 27, 2013 · These old-style blackboards are a technology that was and is still used regularly in traditional schools. The blackboard is a tool that can be used every day to make instruction efficient for the teacher, and provide a learning experience for the student.
