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Fifty Years: Technological changes that made a difference
The timeline explores the paradigm shift of educational technology events over the past fifty years and the highlights the tools that made a difference on the state, district, and school levels. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The state receive new money to put technology into schools. -
Apple IIe and Oregon Trail
Use by Mr. K when he attended Nottingham as a 4th grader. -
Building Computer Coordinators
Teachers are paid a stipend to assist other teachers with sharing information, troubleshooting, and maintaining the equipment. -
Instructional Technology Coordinators
Arlington Public Schools hired the first two instructional technology coordinators to facilitate and support teachers with integration of technologies into the curriculum. -
E-Rate
Part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. -
Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel (TSIP)
The Virginia Department of Education requires all teachers to demonstrate proficiency in the use of educational technology for instruction for licensure. -
NetDay
Parents volunteered to wire the building and connect classrooms to gain network access. -
Online Testing
Administration of Standards of Learning tests. By 2013, all schools are expected to conduct testing online. -
No Child Left Behind Act
Use to support the technology plan for Virginia schools. -
Internet Safety Legistration
Filters provide additional protection and added restrictions. -
Interactive White Board
Nottingham received first SMART Board and currently have a total of 19. -
Mobile Computing
The switch was made and sll instructional computers were replaced with laptops. -
Home Computer Access Survey
A student survey was conducted to determine the feasibility of switching to electronic textbooks. Students in k-12 in APS will start the 2010-11 school year using ebooks for Social Studies.
