Laptop

Classroom Technology

By pgoldstein

  • Horn Book

    Wooden paddles with lessons printed on them were used during colonial times.
    NY Times Magazine Sept.18, 2010

  • Chalkboard

    Chalkboard
    Common tool in most classrooms, into the 21st century.

  • Filmstrip Projector

    Filmstrip Projector
    Edison predicted "books will soon be obsolete in schools." The New York Times Magazine, September 18, 2010

  • Hand held calculators

    Hand held calculators
    Apple Launches iPADAt first teachers were reluctant to allow students to use these devices, fearing it would have a negative impact on their learning.
    The New York Times Magazine, September 18, 2010

  • CD ROM

    CD ROM
    One CD could store an entire encyclopedia...video and all. The New York Times Magazine, September 18, 2010

  • Interactive Whiteboard

    Interactive Whiteboard
    Soon to come...SMART Board, Promethean, Mimio...etc.

  • iPAD

    iPAD
    Apple Launches iPAD A "little" more than your grandma's (great grandma's) slate

  • iPAD pilot

    iPAD pilot
    BOCESpilot launches