Reading through the articles by Brown (1998) and Campbell (2004) and what struck me was the advances that were being made with ICT. I really didn't realise that email was prevalent in many schools back then, I suppose being a student back then I didn't really take much notice, although I am sure we were not exposed to that much ICT at all! It is interesting to see how the Government saw the importance of ICT as well as the role that PD would play in shaping the teachers who used it. One large difference that we find ourselves in is that technology is constantly evolving and upgrading. Whereas during the early establishment of ICT in schools there were limited resources and only a certain number of tools that could be used, now we are faced with a barrage of tools, options and factors that will influence what we use and how we use it.
I was inspired by another students blog (Louis) who had created a timeline about various key events in New Zealands ICT history and decided to make my own. Louis mentions that she will try to update her timeline and I will endeavor to do the same, as so many more things have happened in the last 10 years or so, perhaps a future project!
Tried using timetoast to make my timeline. Unfortunately you need to have specific dates (you can't just have years) so events that didn't have a specific date appear to all have happened on January 1st!
Here's the link
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