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First Public School
The first public school opened in Boston, Massachusetts. -
School for Girls
In 1727, the first school for all girls was established in New Orleans. It was a Catholic-based academy for only females. -
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One to Multiples
During the 19th century, classrooms went from being in a one room school house to multiple rooms that were divided into grades. -
Thomas Edison Quote
"Books will soon be obsolete in the schools. Scholars will soon be instructed through the eye. It is possible to teach every branch of human knowledge with the motion picture. Our school system will be completely changed in ten years." -
Must Go to School
By 1918, every state passed laws that every child must complete elementary school. -
Transportation
In 1919, laws in all states require transportation for students. -
Overhead Projector
The overhead projector was brought into the classroom -
Brown V. Board of Education
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation is illegal and overturned Plessy V. Ferguson -
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Traveling Teachers
During these 70's all the way up to the early 2000's, teachers would travel to workshops or classes to gain more knowledge and professional development. -
Segregation
By the late 1970's, all segregation in schools was eliminated. -
Whiteboard
In 1991, the whiteboard was introduced to classrooms. -
No Child Left Behind
In 2001, the No Child Left Behind act was created. -
Internet
In 2003, all schools in the United States have internet. -
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Youtube
February 14th, 2005, Youtube was launched and is still used as a technological piece when teaching in the classroom. Youtube will continue to grow and will be something you will still see in the future. -
NTEP
The National Education Technology Plan was created -
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Tablets
Between 2011-2012, the market for tablets for kids k-12 exploded to 340%. -
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Personal Computers
Currently, many students have now been able to or even asked to, bring in their own personal computers to use while in the classroom. -
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Surveys and Feedback
Since 2014, teachers have started to implement the use of things like SurveyMonkey where you can create a survey about a lesson and receive student feedback by having the students take the survey. This is something that has added to technology int he classroom and will continue to grow. -
Communication
Teachers now use things such as blogs and emails to help communicate to parents, other teachers, students, etc. -
Twitter
Something new that is being used in classrooms today, is having students tweet to a teacher a point or valuable lesson they learned during that period. I feel as though this will continue to grow and get more popular in the future.