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Computers: From 1939 to 2010

16 Feb

Students are usually fascinated to see how computers have changed over just a few decades. 

It always amuses me to see their faces when I show them a picture of my very first computer, a BBC Micro, and tell them about the amazing new games I could play on it such as Pong and Space Invaders.  I was well ahead of my time back then, being the only person in our village to own a computer.  For a long time we were one of the most popular destinations for after school visits from my son’s friends.

However, if you ask students nowadays to tell you a bit about earlier computers then they will most probably shrug and get that familiar glazed look which tells you that they don’t have a clue what you are on about. 

Now they will have no excuses for the next time you ask because the people over at the techking site have put together an amazing infographic detailing the history of computers from 1939 all the way up to 2010. 

The infographic is broken down into decades and contains clear images, dates and a short text snippet about each type of computer.  It would look great split into the different decades, printed out perhaps on photographic paper and used as part of an informative classroom display.

Access the infographic from here

 
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The state of the internet

31 Jan

Infographics are visual representations of information, data or knowledge.  These graphics are used where complex information needs to be eplained quickly and clearly*

Here is a link to a fascinating infographic full of facts and figures about the internet in 2010.  For example did you know:

- There were 21.4 million new websites published in 2010

- An estimated 89% of all emails in 2010 were spam

- That Internet Explorer now only has 47% of the market share for browsers

- That 20 million Facebook apps are installed every day

- That 2 billion videos were watched on YouTube every day

- That every minute 35 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube

As it stands it could be printed out to make a great poster for display in the classroom.  Alternatively you could take just a few of the facts from it and make a set of individual posters.

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Almost a decade of the iPod – infographic

18 Oct

It’s hard to believe that just 10 years ago we had never heard of the iPod and that Apple was just a computer company creating the niche Apple Mac, much loved by artists and media companies.  Now, most of us can’t imagine a life without our iPods, iPhones and iPads.   Apple’s genius, then and now, is the sheer beauty and elegance of their designs.

There is a fantastic infographic which charts the development of the iPod over the past nine years – it is well worth a look

 
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