CHAPTER 2: History of Educational Technology and Information and Communication Technology from Stone Age to Ancient Civilization

By Romualdo Tambong

Introduction: Educational technology have been existing as early as the beginning of man’s effort to live – as early as the Stone Age, down to the Bronze Age, then to the Iron Age until the periods of ancient civilizations.

Stone Age: We can see a man creating a fire by rubbing two stones together, manufacturing handmade tools and weapons, utensils and clothing from animal skins and fur. They learn how to observe lunar cycles and use it to hunt animals. They learned informally about ocean currents, weather conditions, sailing techniques, astro-navigation and star maps. Later, further technology as shown, allow them to produce polished stone tools using hard rocks which become a 
prelude to the mining technology.

Bronze Age:The Bronze Age period showed the development of agricultural technology, fishing techniques and domesticating animals and establishment of permanent homes instead of going from one place to another. The people also developed metal technology using copper and bronze.Iron Age: Later on, man began to use iron as their everyday tools because of practical purposes, it is much cheaper to make iron as farming and fishing tools and sometimes weapons. It is the last age prior to the discovery of hand writing (pictograph).

Iron Age: Later on, man began to use iron as their everyday tools because of practical purposes, it is much cheaper to make iron as farming and fishing tools and sometimes weapons. It is the last age prior to the discovery of hand writing (pictograph).